Re: So called professionals -rant
- From: "mark | r" <trooperbill@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:22:28 +0100
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:31:50 +0100, rossz <rosszNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
I'd just put that down to past bad practice and lack of time, ive been doing this since 1999 when splash screens and marquee tags were all the rage back then...
given a blank slate and plenty of time (and a secured wage) our website www.newmediadesigns.co.uk would be a hell of a lot nicer...
mark
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