DISQUS

Dreamz: I am a Java developer. Should I know about DIV ?

  • Ryan · 1 year ago
    - Use classes where possible (as opposed to inline CSS for tags)
    - Don't use the FONT element. Use SPAN or DIV
    - Follow XHTML markup, which is like XML (e.g. instead of ) Hhopefully this markup gets encoded when I post...
  • Ryan · 1 year ago
    Ooops.

    "[br /] instead of [br]" (sub > and < where applicable)
  • raveman · 1 year ago
    Lately I heard podcast and guy said that on job interviews he askes j2ee programmers do they know difference between span and div. Yep, I also think that is not a programmer. I think HTML/CSS knowledge wont hurt, but i think its optional.
  • Veerasundar · 1 year ago
    Hi Ryan,

    Thanks for adding few more tips. I've also seen the non-closing BR and HR tags in many HTML files. If the developers are using some IDE, then I think IDE will validate this kind of small mistakes.

    Only point is, developers should not ignore IDE's HTML warnings. :))
  • Veerasundar · 1 year ago
    I agree with your point, Raveman.
  • Dan Howard · 1 year ago
    Check out Jolene. Provides a true separation of concerns for Web developers / designers.
  • Dan Howard · 1 year ago
  • David Daniel Hofmann · 1 year ago
    100% agree, there is no way a web programer can think he/she is doing well without understaning basic html/xhtml/css design
  • Sudhir · 1 year ago
    Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS/Javascript is must for all the programmers. its all about user experience. Honestly, I also belongs to the category, you just wrote about, but recently my perception has changed.
  • Veera · 1 year ago
    // but recently my perception has changed.//

    It's the experience that makes us perfect. More and more we design/code we come to know the best practices in that technology.
  • Infernoz · 1 month ago
    Try ZK, it does all the DIVs, and AJAX for you.