Keep it Simple, Stupid by Anthony Lawrence

2008/03/02 How far do you think the World Wide Web would have got if you had to use Ajax to create a web page? I'm not knocking Ajax; that's actually not particularly complicated considering its intended use. I'm just pointing out that the web spread fast and far because HTML by itself was and is simple and highly forgiving. You can actually put up a web page using nothing but text - in the early days, many a web page was done exactly that way. Adding a little HTML makes it "prettier", but you can be incredibly sloppy with that markup and still get reasonable results.I was reminded of this recently when I visited a site that offered to let me authenticate with OpenIID. I was delighted: OpenID is a great idea and I'd love to see everyone using it. Unfortunately, my login failed. I know it's not a problem with me (because my OpenID login works at other sites), so something is wrong there. Full Text RSS Feed now available - Coming Soon - Skills Tests - Surveys - Kerio Mail Server - Fortinet Routers - Consulting - Advertise Here