Web Development (10)
Hire Only Web Designers With a Website
…is a good rule of thumb when you need a web designer or developer. Though it’s not necessarily the most important criterion, the benefits are obvious. Web designers who also own websites are more likely to be close to the medium…
#12 · · design, management
HTML: Semantics of “title” Element Content
I already proposed this in October 2005 but see the need to bring it up again: It would be useful to allow other elements within the title of an HTML document. Why? You otherwise cannot mark abbreviations and other flow content elements, which means their meaning gets lost…
Print Style Sheets: The Basics (for No Excuses)
There are no excuses for not having at least a simple print style sheet. If you’re already on the web standards track, things are simple.
#10 · · css
Word Division: On “word-break,” Soft Hyphens, and Zero-Width Spaces
Word breaks and hyphenation are sometimes a problem when it comes to little available space but long words: The longer the word and the less space available, the more a layout is at risk. English appears to be less affected than other languages, but…
Why “Conditional Comments” Are Bad, Repeat: Bad
“Conditional Comments” are inadvisable to use. They contradict the goal of separating structure from presentation, and because of that they will hurt you one day.
#8 · · html, css, maintainability
QA: On Errors, and Why Paying for Errors Pays Off
A pseudo-scientific approach to improve websites and services, and that is applicable almost anywhere.
Internet Explorer Filter or Hack Using Character Escapes
Searching for a valid and “safe” way to circumnavigate an ugly layout problem in Internet Explorer I discovered the following filter that does not work in [IE ≤6].
#6 · · css
Evangelists, Focus on Standard Ad Code
On the quality of online ad code, and what we could do.
#5 · · quality
“nofollow” Still Considered Harmful
Well, nofollow is crap.
#4 · · html
Eye Conditions and Accessible Web Design
Accessibility is not only about blindness (and not only about eyesight).
#3 · · accessibility
Elements, Tags, and Attributes
“Tag” is a frequently used term in web development when it comes to HTML/XHTML elements. Unfortunately, it’s not only used incorrectly by outsiders and beginners.
#2 · · html
Jens Meiert Declares His Love to CSS…
#1 · · interviews, css