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Posted by Fred Atkinson on 09/21/05 16:31
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:31:50 GMT, rossz
<rosszNOSPAM@vamos-wentworth.org> wrote:
><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.
If you really hate it that much, *fix it*. That'll get you
more notice by your employer than you would realize.
It's easy to whine and complain. It's a lot tougher to stand
up and do something about it.
Regards,
Fred
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