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<h1 id="write-html-like-its-1999">Write HTML Like It&#8217;s 1999</h1>
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<p>2019-06-06</p>
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<p>I am sure it&#8217;s safe to say that most developers love to use the latest and greatest web tools available. Helpful resources such as preprocessors, template engines, syntax formatters - you name it - can all make a developer&#8217;s life easier. Unfortunately, this sometimes comes at a cost: the HTML structure.</p>
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<p>This is why I try my best to write HTML as if I&#8217;m stuck with the constraints of the 90s (within reason). What does this mean exactly? It means that <code>tables</code> are coded with <code>table</code> elements. Navigations are coded with <code>nav</code> and ordered&#47;unordered list-items. Form inputs are not set with <code>display: none</code> and replaced with custom containers. You know, <em>semantic</em> HTML.</p>
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<p>To be clear, I&#8217;m not advocating for creating projects that <em>look</em> like they belong in the 1990s. I would just prefer developers &#47; designers be more conscious of their HTML <em>skeleton</em>.</p>
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<h2 id="bad-html-practices">Bad HTML practices</h2>
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<p>Let&#8217;s do a very simple breakdown of some of the more common HTML no-nos:</p>
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<h2 id="good-html-practices">Good HTML practices</h2>
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<p>So what should you do in place of these bad HTML implementations?</p>
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<h2 id="my-basic-structure-test">My basic &#8220;structure&#8221; test</h2>
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<p>I&#8217;ve found a pretty simple starting point for testing the <em>bones of a website</em> by using the following single line of CSS:</p>
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<p>This property simply outlines all elements on the current page in a dotted border. By placing a border on every HTML element you can instantly see how overly complex or <em>ugly</em> your structure might be under the hood.</p>
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<h2 id="thanks-captain-obvious">&#8220;Thanks, Captain Obvious!&#8221;</h2>
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<p>I know, this stuff is pretty basic. The point of this post isn&#8217;t to tell you (developers) something brand new or mind-blowing, but instead should inspire you to keep things simple.</p>
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<p>Don&#8217;t forget that there is always someone new into the world of design and development. Hopefully this post steers others towards keeping HTML code semantic and clean.</p>
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<h2 id="update-to-this-article">Update to this article</h2>
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<p>Since this post received <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20133817">so much more attention</a> than I ever expected, I&#8217;ve decided to touch on a few small points brought up in the comments.</p>
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-<li><p><strong>What is the benefit of semantic HTML?</strong></p>
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+<li><strong>What is the benefit of semantic HTML?</strong>
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<li>Accessibility. Programs like screen readers are built around the foundation of proper HTML hierarchy. I highly recommend testing all your projects with a screen reader - it will open your eyes to a lot of issues users with disabilities suffer through.</li>
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-<li><p><strong>Tables not being responsive</strong></p>
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+<li><strong>Tables not being responsive</strong>
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<li>This simply isn&#8217;t true. It is much more semantic to layout your tables as you would normally, then for mobile devices you can target specific inner elements and alter them with <code>flexbox</code> etc. (You can see responsive tables in action <a href="/responsive-tables">here</a>)</li>
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-<li><p><strong>Instead of the CSS one-liner, simply use Firefox debugger</strong></p>
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+<li><strong>Instead of the CSS one-liner, simply use Firefox debugger</strong>
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<li>Fair point. Firefox is great!</li>
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