I just inherited a mostly CSS based site. While poking through code,
which is well commented (Hey Mr. Previous Developer - thanks!!!) I came
across this on a page with a couple of nested tables:
!-- OK, CSS isn't working, try a f**king table! --
~TABLE HERE~
!-- F**king table ends here --
I've caught several people leeching designs and scripts and stuff by
placing odd comments in various locations. I have seen some doozies
before but this one is pretty funny.
On 11/14/05, Les Mizzell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just inherited a mostly CSS based site. While poking through code,
couldn't explain it to her. ...and I thought *I* left weird stuff in my
comments from time to time!!
I've contributed my fair share of odd comments, mostly after encountering
frustrated CSS bugs and then documenting the solution. Who says you can't be
humorous with comments? =)
But, on a
I used to do this - and I had to stop when a couple of clients got a little
offended. :( (Some people are no fun at all!) I've quit commenting
altogether because I can't seem to keep smart remarks like that from coming
through - and as they say, if you can't say something nice...
I'd hate to
But, on a quasi-related note, I have this thing about comments appearing on
production... Comments, as far as HTML goes, should only be for developers.
Language like F**king table isn't appropriate for the end user, and
neither is the bytes used (wasted?) on transmitting it.
To wrap up:
Christian Heilmann wrote:
But, on a quasi-related note, I have this thing about comments appearing on
production... Comments, as far as HTML goes, should only be for developers.
Language like F**king table isn't appropriate for the end user, and
neither is the bytes used (wasted?) on transmitting
