I've been wondering...While I do know a bit of plain vanilla HTML/CSS, I do not know some of the latest commands and cannot handcode vendor prefixes. But when I use the emmet plugin, Sass or less, I kick ass.
Same with JavaScript and jQuery I guess. I know JavaScript syntax (like do calculations, manipulate strings etc.), but without jQuery I'd have to Google a lot for the simplest DOM accessing and manipulation functions.
Anyway, vendor prefixes aren't that hard, though it gets more annoying if the syntax is different too... like border-radius and gradients. I copy paste most of that (from notes I have around).
If you don't understand what you're coding, is it even appropriate to refer to it as coding? Much in the same way as reading requires a basic facility with language, so coding requires an understanding of basic coding principles.
Hi All,
I've been wondering...While I do know a bit of plain vanilla HTML/CSS, I do not know some of the latest commands and cannot handcode vendor prefixes. But when I use the emmet plugin, Sass or less, I kick ass.
Does this make me any less of a developer?
If you understand what Emmet, SASS & LESS kick out at the end...then no.
If you don't then I would say yes. As a 'developer' you should understand what your code is for and doing.
BTW....a designer and a developer are not the same thing. You can be one or the other or both,
Same with JavaScript and jQuery I guess. I know JavaScript syntax (like do calculations, manipulate strings etc.), but without jQuery I'd have to Google a lot for the simplest DOM accessing and manipulation functions.
Anyway, vendor prefixes aren't that hard, though it gets more annoying if the syntax is different too... like border-radius and gradients. I copy paste most of that (from notes I have around).
Knowing more about coding can only make you better. :)
true. again.. are you a bad developer if you don't know to handcode?
@arachattack That's a crucial part of being a developer.
@arachattack developer? yes.
designer? maybe. ;)
If you don't understand what you're coding, is it even appropriate to refer to it as coding? Much in the same way as reading requires a basic facility with language, so coding requires an understanding of basic coding principles.