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> Please don't label things that can be discussed as 'best practices'. This is valid point, however In the README there is the line ‘This document is a persona
by csswizardry 15y ago
> Please don't label things that can be discussed as 'best practices'.
This is valid point, however In the README there is the line ‘This document is a personal one, and for use at my place of work […] this is a document for me and Sky. You do not have to follow the advice given, nor do I provide any guarantee.’
In the context of our team I can afford to make more sweeping statements because I have the ability to discuss and expand on the caveats. Perhaps this document becomes less useful in places without that context.
> e.g this text is 12px, because it looks nice
This is not an example of a magic number, this is a design decision that was made regardless of code. Perhaps I need to me more clear on what a magic number is, but by that I mean anything that has no reason for being.
Cheers for the feedback, I might look at rewording some bits for clarity :)
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- johncoltrane 15y agoSo you are neatly packaging your knowledge, publishing it and marketing it (at least here and on reddit, not the smallest websites, possibly elsewhere) but somehow it's still a "personal document" and your "best practices" shouldn't be followed? > "In the context of our team I can afford to make more sweeping statements" As soon as you publish your document and market it the context of your statements changes. A lot. Think about all the *-killers that pop up every single day: the Internet loves to bash them when they fail.
- csswizardry 15y agoI see your point. This started off as a personal/close-knit reference for me and my teams’ best practices. Then I thought I might as well share it, even if only one other person finds it useful then that’s better than keeping it to myself. I packaged it with caveats and disclaimers and you can take the advice or leave it. A document was created for a small audience, sharing it was secondary, and an afterthought. It is not up to me to decide who follows them and who doesn’t; I merely made them public and people have the ability to pick, choose or even ignore at will.
- TiredOfTat 15y agoYou have some interesting opinions. It would be better if you viewed your code less emotionally, and focused on getting the job done. Maybe then you'd be more productive?