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Posted by cosmic foo on 09/21/05 16:01
"rossz" <rosszNOSPAM@vamos-wentworth.org> wrote in message
news:q77Ye.83$u8.1655@typhoon.sonic.net...
> <rant>
> I really hate all those idiots passing themselves off as professional
> web designers when they don't have the slightest clue how to write
> proper html/css. Seriously, look at my company's website:
> http://www.instrumentpro.com. I didn't write that crap, but I have to
> maintain it and add or change the content on a regular basis. When I
> was first given the prototype months ago, I told my boss "it looks ok,
> but it's so far from being proper html and css that I'm surprised that
> it displays at all.". Supposedly, the designer said he would take care
> of that problem. Yeah, right. He didn't do squat.
>
> Working in this festering gob of shit gives me a headache. Making a
> minor change in one place tends to cause the entire layout to get
> borked. The designer used a mixer of old style tags and new style css.
> So sometimes you'll see a proper "style='whatever'", while other times
> you'll see a string of "background=black width=120" (yep, he doesn't
> always quote!), or even both!
>
> My biggest pet peeve. Tables nested in tables nested in tables nested
> in tables ......... It's impossible to keep track of the nesting.
> Menus using a table? WTF? Hasn't he ever heard of unordered lists? He
> used tables for f*ing EVERYTHING.
>
> Then there's the html newbie in the office who the boss let's loose on
> the website. His idea of placement involves the generous use of <br>.
> I finally put my foot down and told him to either learn what the hell
> he's doing or don't touch a damn thing. Unfortunately, that leaves
> little ol' me to do the scripting, except I'm the IT guy. I'm busy
> writing code that deals with data feeds, sql queries, and the back end
> (plus removing the virus the boss installed on his computer because he
> opened the attachement called "instrumentpro.com"). I don't have time
> to deal with the front end, too, but the boss is too damn cheap to hire
> someone with a f*ing clue.
>
> I'll pay someone to kill me.
> </rant>
>
> P.S. I hope IE 7 completely breaks the damn website.
> P.P.S. I could prevent those dangerous attachments in email, except I
> don't run the mail server, even though I am EXTREMELY well qualified to
> do it.
>
> --
> Rossz
> God kills a kitten every time someone uses Internet Explorer
with your talents why can't you find a better job?
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