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Posted by Neredbojias on 06/29/95 12:01
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:23:21 GMT
Kevin Scholl scribed:
> Particularly wrong, no, but somewhat strange. In the case of Edison and
> the lightbulb, he was concerned almost entirely with mechanical
> functionality, which practically screams "engineering". The aesthetics
> and usability (other than size and general simplicity) were likely not
> so important, and there is no user flow per se, certainly not in the
> sense of a Web site.
>
> Kind of an important point to this entire discussion, if you think about
> it: one's definitions for some of the terms, and specificity thereof,
> can alter their application. I don't think we're so much saying
> different things, as approaching the question from different sides.
I agree. In my mind, the design of a web site is the way which it looks
and works for the user. The engineering is how, via html, css, et al., it
is able to correctly work that way. I realize this is arguable, but I
believe that the markup and coding are essentially engineering events
guided by a mental conception (or drawing) of design. However, the 2 terms
are usually used familiarly and often overlap in meaning.
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Neredbojias
Riches are their own reward.
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