- From: Daniel Glazman <daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:39:11 +0200
- To: mark.birbeck@x-port.net
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
Mark Birbeck wrote: > I'm not for a moment saying that all authors know everything about the > programming environment they use. But I am saying that most languages > have things in them that are both inefficient and useful, and it's > therefore up to the author to find out what they are and how and when > to use them. > > My problem with CSS is that its whole philosophy is based on the idea > that authors cannot be trusted, and that the CSS gatekeepers know > best. It's not a philosophy, it's just a fact. There are zillions of ugly pages (from a markup/css/js/php perspective), and "good" web sites are rare pearls. Even editing tools produce code that is ineffective. And another fact is that when Web authors use cost-ineffective stuff in their pages, browser users blame the browser, not the site's author. That is a bad game for browser implementors, for sure. </Daniel>
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