HTML, how do I despise thee?
I really despise HTML. Really, really, really despise it. HTML rarely, even when it is fully 'valid', looks the same in two different browsers unless all it has is a tagset for plain text. I become obsessive and cranky when dealing with making HTML valid and look the way it should. It's a good thing that I am not a 'webdev' as I'd never leave my office and start shouting things at my computer much to the dismay of others in the office.
So, I don't know what possessed me this week...perhaps it was the millionth complaint about sucky horrible icky HTML but armed with BBEdit and a wee bit of patience, I coerced the search.cpan.org HTML into 4.01 Transitional compliance. Now people will have to find something else to complain about. :)
BBEdit is the best thing since baked bread and they even have support for Perl. I bought a second copy this week for my iMac and they wrote me back saying that I already have a copy and didn't I just want an upgrade. I love these people as when was the last time any company did that for you?
permalink Ω 9 November 2001, Helsinki






