What are some other good examples of Web Pages That Suck? (any library pages?)
What are some other examples of very good Web pages? (esp. library pages)
Friday, October 31, 2008
Reading Notes #9
Introduction to XML
This seems to be a good overview of what XML is and how it can be used, in technical terms at least. However, because it is so technical, it is hard to follow, and is probably only of use as a reference for someone who already knows what it means.
A Survey of XML Standards
This article shows just how much there is to a standard like XML, and all the related standards. I can see this being useful to help a person figure out all of the different standards they need to keep in mind while using XML.
Extending Your Markup
I thought this was the most useful reading. It does a good job of going over, in English, what XML is and how it works. After reading this, the other readings make more sense than they did before.
Introduction to XML Schema
This is another good tutorial from W3Schools. Their tutorials are usually helpful -- simple enough to make sense to someone who is not too familiar with the content, but detailed enough to give the reader a good understanding.
This seems to be a good overview of what XML is and how it can be used, in technical terms at least. However, because it is so technical, it is hard to follow, and is probably only of use as a reference for someone who already knows what it means.
A Survey of XML Standards
This article shows just how much there is to a standard like XML, and all the related standards. I can see this being useful to help a person figure out all of the different standards they need to keep in mind while using XML.
Extending Your Markup
I thought this was the most useful reading. It does a good job of going over, in English, what XML is and how it works. After reading this, the other readings make more sense than they did before.
Introduction to XML Schema
This is another good tutorial from W3Schools. Their tutorials are usually helpful -- simple enough to make sense to someone who is not too familiar with the content, but detailed enough to give the reader a good understanding.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Muddiest Point #7
The Internet Archive was brought up briefly in class. I have seen the Internet Archive before, but do not know much about it. It seems like a great thing to me. But it sounds like they store a LOT of stuff. How do they manage to do this, especially in terms of money? I know they have supporters, but it seems like it would take a ton of resources to do what they do.
Reading Notes #8
W3schools HTML & CSS tutorials, HTML Cheatsheet
I have used HTML before, but not for years. The HTML Cheatsheet is a helpful quick reminder.
I've used the W3schools pages before. They are really good for either a quick introduction (that you can read more on when you are done if you want the big picture) or, as they are for me now, a refresher. They are perfect for that because they are more than a list of commands, but they do not take long at all, and they give you quick feedback. Good stuff.
Beyond HTML
This article reminds me of the idea behind CSS -- separation of format and content. There are other reasons for what the authors did, like security, but that separation seems to be the most important. This is interesting because the standards (like HTML) designed for the Internet were originally, with great forsight perhaps, intended to enforce that separation. Over time, it became more difficult to keep the format and content apart from each other, and recently great efforts have been made (and they have succeeded, I think) to regain the separation of format and content (like CSS).
I fount the article rather dry, but it is a good example of efforts made along these lines in the real world, so it is worth reading.
I have used HTML before, but not for years. The HTML Cheatsheet is a helpful quick reminder.
I've used the W3schools pages before. They are really good for either a quick introduction (that you can read more on when you are done if you want the big picture) or, as they are for me now, a refresher. They are perfect for that because they are more than a list of commands, but they do not take long at all, and they give you quick feedback. Good stuff.
Beyond HTML
This article reminds me of the idea behind CSS -- separation of format and content. There are other reasons for what the authors did, like security, but that separation seems to be the most important. This is interesting because the standards (like HTML) designed for the Internet were originally, with great forsight perhaps, intended to enforce that separation. Over time, it became more difficult to keep the format and content apart from each other, and recently great efforts have been made (and they have succeeded, I think) to regain the separation of format and content (like CSS).
I fount the article rather dry, but it is a good example of efforts made along these lines in the real world, so it is worth reading.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Assignment 4: Jing
http://www.screencast.com/users/dzdn/folders/Default/media/d9b09135-6fda-4fba-aeb6-88c034d858b7
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30315308@N04/2920835335/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30315308@N04/2920842059/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30315308@N04/2920844641/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30315308@N04/2920847327/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30315308@N04/2920850307/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30315308@N04/2920835335/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30315308@N04/2920842059/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30315308@N04/2920844641/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30315308@N04/2920847327/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30315308@N04/2920850307/
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