Can we stop bad-mouthing CSS in developer talks, please?

Re:Can we stop bad-mouthing CSS in developer talks, please? by Veen on Thursday October 06, 2016 @05:17AM (#12651137)

I think the point of the article is that people shouldn't rude about CSS because it makes web developers and designers sad. It implies a divide between them and "real" developers who sneer at something they use every day. More of a social critique than a technology critique.

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Re:Can we stop bad-mouthing CSS in developer talks, please? by mobiuscog on Thursday October 06, 2016 @06:03AM (#12651283)

And yet we have many 'web developers' constantly telling 'real' developers how Javascript is the best thing ever, and all of these 'old' languages are outdated.

Why is JSON praised, but XML shamed ? Java is old, bulky and slow, but Javascript is the answer to everything ? The debate goes both ways.

The correct answer is that all languages, etc. are suitable in the correct scenario, and none should be 'special', whether that be praised above all others, or condemned.

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Re:Can we stop bad-mouthing CSS in developer talks, please? by tnone on Thursday October 06, 2016 @07:03AM (#12651464)

Then maybe the problem is that the web boxes people in and disconnects them from the most basic feature of computers: the ability to modify your tools with your tools.

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