Re: LUG: Schedule for the coming semester) - Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:02:15 -0500

Subject : Re: LUG: Schedule for the coming semester)

From : Cory Burgett <cmburget@ncsu.[redacted]>

Date : Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:02:15 -0500

On 1/12/10 10:42 AM, imkilgor@ncsu.[redacted] wrote:
>
> I feel that the HTML segment, however, isn't so much negligent as actively
> irresponsible- if it's to remain in the curriculum (debatable) it should at
> least emphasize best practices in semantic structure, discuss (if not teach)
> basic CSS, and instill some respect for the separation of content& style,
> accessibility, etc. I'd much rather know -about- the web and be in a good
> place to learn the details on my own time than be fooled into thinking I
> knew what I was doing because I had 'programmed HTML' in E115.
>

Actually there currently is a lesson focused on CSS and said separation
of content and style.

> I know there's been a lot of "how hard can it be!?" flying around, but I
> don't
> think that a high-level overview, and perhaps some passive examples, ("CSS
> does this! Here is what it looks like.") of the technologies and practices
> in use
> would be too difficult for anyone, nor time-consuming compared to the current
> segment.
>

Indeed. Because that *is* the current segment.

> (Also, "It's 'Perl' the language and 'perl' the interpreter, but NEVER
> 'PERL'." The
> various acronyms are fun but we don't actually call it that unless it's
> 1990 and
> we're writing CGI :)

Or unless we're practically extracting and reporting with the language! ;)

--
Cory Burgett
Lab Instructor
E115 section 005
AIM: cmburgetE115

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