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Comment by afavour | original | HTML Can Do That
[−]afavour · 2026-08-20 Thu 18:13 UTC · link
Odd to both complain about adoption and out yourself as someone unwilling to move to a better solution because it’s less familiar. What do you expect the answer to be here?
[−]bigbuppo · 2026-08-20 Thu 21:26 UTC · link
I suspect he's still optimizing for IE5 compatibility.
[−]yipinwong · 2026-08-21 Fri 15:14 UTC · link
A snarky comment that does not contribute jack.

Be gone, trollbot, if you ain't have anything better to say

[−]yipinwong · 2026-08-21 Fri 15:14 UTC · link
"Better" is a subjective term, and you have no way of proving that it is better using any metrics.

"Better" in my case is being able to move fast by implementing quickly, test fast, and move on with my tasks.

HTML might be "better" in terms of standards, but if nobody follows it, what good is it?

[−]afavour · 2026-08-21 Fri 17:11 UTC · link
I think you can measure “better” if you’re specific. I’m saying better for user experience. You are fine foregoing that if your development experience is better.