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July 10, 2018
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Web Design

  • July 10, 2018
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I knew there where advantages to helping out in this forum, and other on-line help for web development, and at lunch time today one arrived in my mail box that I think is worth posting about, especially now Muse is EOL.

I had been sent a free, (complimentary) copy of an ebook - Learning web design by Jennifer Robbins, ( 5th edition) .

I know that we all think that we do not require to brush up on the basics, but what caught my eye from the first chapter was that Dw is mentioned as a code editor, and the question of must a web designer know code, (the answer was yes) was also answered. It also goes into many of the newer html/css features such as srcset and css grids, (so is up-to-date).

I'm not trying to promote the book, (just as I did/do not think I should promote Dw or extensions whilst an ACP or now) but if anyone has time it may be worth downloading a free example of the book, (first couple of chapters) from Amazon, as a quick read of some subjects showed me how much I take for granted in knowledge of web design and development, without stoping to think how much those asking questions may not know, (but should).

At least now I can tell those who say they are web designers but do not know code, (and should not have to) what to read.

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 10, 2018

    A leopard doesn't change its spots.  I don't think there's much we can say that will influence devout non-coders to change their ways until it directly effects their income. 

    What's most troubling to me is how ill-informed many  designers are about other essential aspects of the web.  There's a great deal more to web design/development than creating pretty pages including web accessibility, GDPR/e-privacy, PCI compliance, server security, regular  site backups, SSL certs, SEO, upgrades, etc.... It's a dog eat dog world out there.   And clueless web designers are just putting themselves and their customers at risk for failure.  All I can say is ignorance is bliss until it comes back to bite you in the rear end.

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    pziecina
    pziecinaAuthor
    Legend
    July 11, 2018

    What made me think the most about the book, was that the first three chapters are essential knowledge and do not even touch code.

    As you say 'ignorance is bliss'.

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