Web Development × Engineering Management × Philosophy (15)
Articles and books on the craft of web development (with a focus on HTML/CSS optimization and maintainability), engineering management, and philosophy.
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.
#11 · · development, css
Weird Weekend Without Happy End: Eggebek, Flensburg, Denmark, Bremen
To be a bit more transparent to my valued readers: a brief account of a not quite optimal weekend of mine.
#10 · · misc
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…
#9 · · development, html, css
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 · · development, 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.
#7 · · development, quality, design
1 + 1 = 3: Explaining Busyness and Background Noise on Websites
“1 + 1 = 3 (or more)” is an important design effect described by Josef Albers and Edward Tufte. It means that two elements in close proximity cause a visible interaction…
#6 · · design
Web Design: 15 Important Research Findings You Should Know
A small selection of research findings related to web design, usability, and accessibility, most of them obtained from Human Factors International. With some of them being known, others may add to the understanding of our profession.
#5 · · design, development
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].
#4 · · development, css
Evangelists, Focus on Standard Ad Code
On the quality of online ad code, and what we could do.
#3 · · development, quality
“nofollow” Still Considered Harmful
Well, nofollow is crap.
#2 · · development, html
Jens Meiert Declares His Love to CSS…
#1 · · interviews, development, css