Comments on: All Those ‘Do This And Don’t Do That’ and Every ‘Top 5 Tips for Web Development’ Ever http://www.brandnoo.com/2007/06/19/all-those-do-this-and-dont-do-that-and-every-top-5-tips-for-web-development-ever/ A blog by Ben Hindmarch Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:57:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.brandnoo.com/2007/06/19/all-those-do-this-and-dont-do-that-and-every-top-5-tips-for-web-development-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Ben Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:25:44 +0000 http://www.brandnoo.com/2007/06/19/all-those-do-this-and-dont-do-that-and-every-top-5-tips-for-web-development-ever/#comment-4 <p>Hi Bjorn,<br /> Quite a few of these writers do actually suggest that they're defining 'rules', and in a lot of these articles they'll say something like 'if you're not doing this pack your bags and start again' (to paraphrase the article that triggered me to write this one). </p> <p>I agree that the best thing to do is read these articles as opinions, not fact, but that doesn't deter from the principle of my post which was that they should be written as an opinion in the first place and often need to lay off the 'holier than thou' button.</p> Hi Bjorn,
Quite a few of these writers do actually suggest that they’re defining ‘rules’, and in a lot of these articles they’ll say something like ‘if you’re not doing this pack your bags and start again’ (to paraphrase the article that triggered me to write this one).

I agree that the best thing to do is read these articles as opinions, not fact, but that doesn’t deter from the principle of my post which was that they should be written as an opinion in the first place and often need to lay off the ‘holier than thou’ button.

]]> By: crazybjörn http://www.brandnoo.com/2007/06/19/all-those-do-this-and-dont-do-that-and-every-top-5-tips-for-web-development-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-3 crazybjörn Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:26:22 +0000 http://www.brandnoo.com/2007/06/19/all-those-do-this-and-dont-do-that-and-every-top-5-tips-for-web-development-ever/#comment-3 Aye, it's quite ironic that I came across this site by using StumbleUpon as well. But put that aside, all of those lists, or rather most of them, as you say aren't even worth the webspace that they take up (mostly because it's the same list, just worded differently every time). But I don't think that any of them really go out there and say, "you better do this or you're doing it wrong". Personally I always read them as the writer's opinion, which they are. Just opinions. They aren't facts, ergo they shouldn't be treated as such. Aye, it’s quite ironic that I came across this site by using StumbleUpon as well.

But put that aside, all of those lists, or rather most of them, as you say aren’t even worth the webspace that they take up (mostly because it’s the same list, just worded differently every time). But I don’t think that any of them really go out there and say, “you better do this or you’re doing it wrong”.

Personally I always read them as the writer’s opinion, which they are. Just opinions. They aren’t facts, ergo they shouldn’t be treated as such.

]]> By: Ra http://www.brandnoo.com/2007/06/19/all-those-do-this-and-dont-do-that-and-every-top-5-tips-for-web-development-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Ra Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:16:28 +0000 http://www.brandnoo.com/2007/06/19/all-those-do-this-and-dont-do-that-and-every-top-5-tips-for-web-development-ever/#comment-2 Brilliant post! Odd you mention it... I actually stumbled across your site, myself! Brilliant post! Odd you mention it… I actually stumbled across your site, myself!

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