Re: FLASH: Question.....HTML

[Warren 'The Howdy Man' Ockrassa]

John Brzys wrote:


> It seems that an HTML test might used to see how much HTML you KNOW

> similar to how a spelling test might test you ability to spell. Would a

> Dictionary

> be allowed? - No.


Mmm, but for what reason? Who in their right minds builds HTML in text

and tag if they do not absolutely have to?


And of those doing it the hard way like that, who would ever *try* it

without *some* kind of reference handy to shore up areas of vague

knowledge?


Besides the analogy does not carry. Knowing how to spell is not equal to

knowing what syntax is acceptable and in what format; that's a grammar

test, not a spelling test.


> > What a crock. 90 percent of what anyone is likely to need to do is

> > doable via WYSIWYG-ish HTML editors such as Netscape Composer or, if oyu

> > want to blow the money, Dreamweaver or FrontPage or other for-profit

> > stuff.


> where does this figure come from?


My personal assessment of the layouts that I've seen of pretty much

every page I've visited that was straight-up HTML. It is all doable in

basic editors. Even the framed stuff can be sort of handled in a

low-complexity editor.


No getting into the source necessary.


This is of course just my own opinion. It's not necessarily valid. But

if I were testing someone on their abilities as a coder, I would

actually be more pleased with a person who sometimes checks a reference

document to ensure he's getting it right than someone who simply cranks

out answers without confirming anything.


Put another way in my opinion knowing the answer is nice, but knowing

how to *find* the answer is considerably more important, as it indicates

a degree of resourcefulness which is missing in brute memorization

tactics.


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