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HTML & CSS

  • 19-09-2014 8:29am
    #1
    Jyoti565
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭


    Hi,

    I have engaged a web design team to build a website and smart device solution for me. They have recommended that they use HTML and CSS.......I don't know much about coding, is there any considerations for using HTML/CSS for down the road, limitations etc.?
    thanks J


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  • #2
    Ziycon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭Ziycon


    Make sure it's complient and validates.

    http://validator.w3.org/
    http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/


  • #3
    Jyoti565
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Jyoti565


    thanks Ziycon, I'll bring that up with the design team today.


  • #4
    Aswerty
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Aswerty


    Using HTML and CSS isn't really a choice. They are the de facto technologies for building web sites and web applications. So there isn't really much to discuss.

    There are a million and one technological things to know about building things for the internet. From your post I'd say you're not in a position to evaluate the technology side of things. Bringing up HTML validation in a meeting isn't going to be of much use. They're just going to tell you they validate regardless of whether they do or not.

    I think the most important thing for you to do is due diligence. So get in touch with some previous customers and ask them are they happy with their web site. The studio, if they are competent, shouldn't have any issue referring a previous customer to you. Ask them specifically for a customer in your locale or line of business so that there is less chance they just refer you to a cheerleader of theirs.


  • #5
    amen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭amen


    Jyoti565 wrote: »
    Hi,

    I have engaged a web design team to build a website and smart device solution for me.

    Do you mean there is going to be smart device/mobile phone site plus a pc browser site or are they going with a responsive design ?


  • #6
    counterpointaud
    Registered Users Posts: 403 ✭✭counterpointaud


    amen wrote: »
    Do you mean there is going to be smart device/mobile phone site plus a pc browser site or are they going with a responsive design ?

    Or are they suggesting a mobile app built with web technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) rather than native code ? There are some limitation with this, alright, depending on what you want to do.


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  • #7
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    Further to aswerty's comment on due diligence, you could also consider getting another expert 3rd party, mentor type to do some oversight on the project. From your question, it's clear there is a technology gap which would be better bridged. Eg. you are probably unlikely to realise the implications involved in amen's app vs responsive design question which are important so some guidance there would be good.

    Mentioning technical things like validation when you don't really understand it isn't a good idea. It'll easily be seen through. Besides perfect validation isn't all it's cracked up to be value-wise and due to other considerations. Don't try to spoof technical knowledge, besides you are better concentrating on pursuing the business solution and all that is entailed in that.

    As for html/css, keeping it very simple, html is the basis for textual web content and css the basis for formatting and displaying it. So they are really the nuts and bolts.


  • #8
    Aztech
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Aztech


    counterpointaud wrote: »
    Or are they suggesting a mobile app built with web technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) rather than native code ? There are some limitation with this, alright, depending on what you want to do.

    That's how I read it at first too, but then maybe it is not what is meant.

    OP - can you clarify if this is meant to be 2 deliverables (a website and a smartphone app), or one deliverable website that is supposed to be responsive, i.e. looks good & functions/responds so the many types of screen sizes that might be viewing it.


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