Why "header"?
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Why "header"?
I've noticed that most semantical HTML designs usually have a header, content/body and footer.
My question is, why do they call it a "header"? Why not "head" and why not "foot" for that matter?
It's a stupid question...
My question is, why do they call it a "header"? Why not "head" and why not "foot" for that matter?
It's a stupid question...
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- superdezign
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I did it because it just sounded right. Every element I name has to "sound right," or I can't bring myself to name it. I used to call the container a "wrapper" until I heard someone call it a container. It just sounded "right," so I changed it.
Of course, I don't always have a container, but there's always <h1 id="header">! (or div... depends on my mood
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Of course, I don't always have a container, but there's always <h1 id="header">! (or div... depends on my mood
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I'm becoming really picky in my development. This isn't good. Everything feels like it has to be perfect, the best. Although I always feel like it's never good enough like it's not simple enough or it's not semantic enough or visually good enough or my script isn't structured right.
What should I do? O.o
What should I do? O.o
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Work on a project with at least 80% legacy (pre-php4, pre-xhtml) code for at least two years straight.JellyFish wrote:What should I do? O.o
Once you do that, you quickly find that perfect is the enemy of good enough. It becomes impossible to make headway if you are constantly trying to find 'the right way' to do every thing.
Of course, there is no reason that you cannot improve as you go.
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Slap the word "Beta" after the title and then quirks, errors, mistakes, problems, etc are all magically forgiven. It's the Web 2.0 way.JellyFish wrote:I'm becoming really picky in my development. This isn't good. Everything feels like it has to be perfect, the best. Although I always feel like it's never good enough like it's not simple enough or it's not semantic enough or visually good enough or my script isn't structured right.
What should I do? O.o