Content Management Your Way
I just finished reading Eric Meyer’s post about his switch to Wordpress, and I thought I’d throw in my two cents on the subject.
I just finished reading Eric Meyer’s post about his switch to Wordpress, and I thought I’d throw in my two cents on the subject.
This marks the official launch of OrderedList.com
One of the key points of web standards is the separation of content and presentation. Now, some may call me nit-picky, but if we’re going to separate the two, lets keep them completely separated. I’ve seen too many excellently designed, well known, validated and accessible websites that contain one flaw: There is still presentation information in the content.
In the world of development, organization is key. Web standards themselves are meant to keep things in a unified system, so updating and editing is easier, and understanding the code is faster and more straight-forward. In my opinion, a good naming convention can be the root of all file organization, regardless of the type of file or its usage.
Whenever I bring up the subject of valid HTML/CSS code, inevitably I get asked "As long as the page works, what does it matter if it validates or not?" To this, I usually roll up my sleeves and begin a 45 minute sermon on the benefits of web-standards. But in the back of my head, I still can’t completely shake the question.