h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I came accross http://www.sun.com/980713/webwriting/ while out , a guide to designing web sites with a good usability factor.

Interesting isn't it, that focus seems to swing back to the actual writing. For a time, it was all about graphical design - now copy counts as well

Most enjoyable, all the stuf we take for granted ay.

-- DoctorMO --

I thought it was a nice intro to the subject, it does seem that there is a tenancy for people doing their first web-site (or two) to cram as many gadgets & widgets on to a page as possible and not to worry about good content design.

well I thought everyone did crappy websites for there first, it's when you get upto your 20th and your still cramming in the 'hommer' widgets.

-- DoctorMO --

now, now, ya know it's ok on ya 20th as long as ya using server side scripting, server side includes, CSS or JSP to do it

P.S. F48874?thread=308336

If your programming in perl sure, but not if your kidding your way through other peoples work.

-- DoctorMO --

perl, thats web-site 10 by 20 ya should be on to PHP & JSP

No PHP is website 20, Perl is 6000 or there abouts, so many people condem perl because PHP is easyer, yet I say it's a better lanuage dispite it's dificult nature to learn.

and JSP is ok at least you didn't say .Net, then I would have had to shoot you on site for muteny.

-- DoctorMO --

I din't mention it because I don't approve of the use rude words

indeed.

-- DoctorMO --

Just come across another Web Accessibility validator

http://www.wave.webaim.org/index.jsp

its graphical & quite nice.

you can fing an explanation of the icons it uses at
http://www.wave.webaim.org/wave/explanation.htm

thats cool

It seems the nicest of the three I know about
(the other two being http://www.cynthiasays.com/ & http://bobby.watchfire.com/ )

*bookamarked*

-- DoctorMO --

Back to the written word (I like words )- one of these quick lists of what (not) to do in terms of writing for the web: http://www.marketingprofs.com/3/mcgovern13.asp

As it says: "What’s the single most important thing that could improve the Web? It’s not broadband. It’s better writing. "

I dun'O wot ya twarking aboot