intranet, or even for external applications, maybe its just our
creative minds, wanting to be different...we just cant help it!
later
tw
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:01:39 -0500, Doug White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I still feel that clients waste tons of money hiring developers who absolutely
> refuse to code to standards, using best practices, instead putting in their own
> individuality and customizations which contribute nothing to the performance of
> the web site, and in fact take quite a bit away from its efficiency. In fact
> you are hurting the propagation of ColdFusion server software by not adhering to
> coding standards. This may also be a contributing reason for the short usable
> life of so many ColdFusion web applications.
>
> That methodology is acceptable for gamers who work a lot in flash who have the
> need, or perceived need, to wow the client, but by not adhering to standards in
> the mainstream, lessens your value, IMHO.
>
> I personally don't do much development anymore, but still often stand as the
> go-between (Project Lead ) with clients and developers I contract with. None of
> them who advance those cutesy customizations which do not contribute to the
> content or performance of a web site, will ever be hired, period, end of story.
>
> No offense intended to anyone
>
> Doug
>
> -----
>
> It's not that big a deal Doug. I've done the same thing because I don't
> WANT people seeing blah.cfm. As a matter of fact I usually create a new
> extension every time. If my client is BMW, I'll make all the files into
> index.bmw or home.bmw or whatever. They're actually cfm files, but I
> just want the extensions to appear differently.
>
> _____
>
>
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