I was wondering what is best
You already know this could be a Ford vs. Chevy post, but here is what time
has taught me. Unorganized is not the way to go. It will cost you even
during the initial development if it isn't organized. This is what shook
out from my experience:
A, I have one main
Personally, I tried once method 2 and lately had to repent for it,
because I kept going forward and backward in the file to change the
rules or to find a mistake etc.
I'm not an expert web developer, but recently I approached another
method involving more files. I prefer to have a basic file
I have been looking at some tutorials. and some recommend the usual 'split
into basic.css, typography.css, layout.css, colors.css, etc', but I can see
a few peoples' arguments that to make a change for 1 thing, you might be
looking at changing alot of files. For example, when you want do change
One thing to consider for your 3rd idea is that if you have to pass the
project off to someone else, the other two methods require the new
person to understand your logic and why you split things up into
multiple files. This could lead to frustration on their part if they
don't fully understand
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:18:17 -0400, Arian Hojat wrote:
I have been looking at some tutorials. and some recommend the usual 'split
into
basic.css, typography.css, layout.css, colors.css, etc', but I can see a few
peoples'
arguments that to make a change for 1 thing, you might be looking at
Or...
Just use some comments to explain what each file does.
If your reason for splitting things up is valid, then share the reasons and
explain.
The next person may think you are smart and write sexy code.
And you know, chicks dig sexy code.
- dstefani
Cool thanks. I think I'll stick to 1 file and separate by areas on the page
(generic/basic rules for page; nav, header, content, mainContent, sidebar,
footer, etc). Sometimes I get the rule that applies to generic things like a
hyperlink in nav, header, content areas, so im not sure where to group
Paul Hanson wrote:
#Method3 - have to change 1 files, un-organized .posts{
color: orange; background-color: black;
font-size: 1em; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
float:left; width: 200px; }
I was wondering what is best, for a quick job, i'd probably do #3; but
for a
May I add:
Method 4:
/* Header styles */
div#header {
/* all header related styles, making no distinction between of
layout and typography */
}
div#header img {
/* style rules for the logo */
}
/* Navigation */
...
/* Content area */
...
/* Footer */
...
I personally find this to be
