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Posted by dorayme on 03/08/07 21:08
In article <8j90v25ljb3lgk97ec5ki2e2flo2jtf8p5@4ax.com>,
Paul B <customerservices@houstoncrafts.com> wrote:
> >But generally, to make a site from scratch today with transitional either
> >suggests a lack of experience or confidence
> >or a special rare good reason.
>
> My site was made 3 years ago. Self taught and over 6000 pages. It is
> used a lot by schools etc, which don't always have the latest browser
> etc. I've no need to have it as strict, php, cms or any other fancy
> new idea.
> It works, why break it ?
> At least my site will carry on working - THAT'S what matters.
> Nothing to do with lack of experience or confidence.
This is fairly amazing reasoning. I say if you are making a site
now... you refer to something made years ago. I say you need a
reason if you are making now, ... you go on as if I had not said
this. And then, for good measure, you create an artificial class
for polemic reasons:
Fancy things:
strict doctype
php
cms
other fancy ideas
6000 pages... mmm. Good for you and all working well. I would not
dream of telling you to change things unless there was a special
reason that came up. Don't misunderstand.
Let us step back though. If you were starting the 6000 pages now,
from scratch, why would you not use a Strict Doctype. Is it
harder to write? Are you wanting things that are not easily
accommodated by Strict? Do you attach great importance to
validation? If a strict does not validate, it may very well still
work under your idea of work.
Perhaps validation should be one of the members of your "fancy
things" class?
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dorayme
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