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Journal adamy's Journal: Webpage refactorings 1

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This is a first set of thoughts on something about which I've been thinking. How does one refactor a web page. The /. front page story about Tidy for conversion to XHTML is a candidtate: replace HTML with XHTML. Other thoughts:
  • Convert non validating html to validating html
  • Introduce template engine
  • Replace table with divs
  • Replace monolithic table with single-row-per-tables (more of a hack, but effective)
  • Replace inline style with style sheet.
  • Replace spacer.gif with divs.
  • Replace javascript with backend processing
  • Replace backend processing with javascript
  • Consolidate javascript
  • Consolidate stylesheets
  • Introduce objects to javascript

I'd love comments on this. As we identify them, we can also try to come up with a step by step. Maybe eventually automate some of them...

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  • Replace non validating html with validating html:
    1. Run through Tidy.
    2. Find first error. Close tag, etc.
    3. View page to ensure nothing has changed.
    4. Repeat until no errors.

    There has got to be a better way.I know Tidy will do some cleanup for you.

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