The thing about online generators
by Sapphire (January 31, 2005)
I like trying out online generators to make snippets of code for me, and I’ve pointed out a few here that I thought were pretty cool. But I rarely use the code they give me, because it tends to be wrong. Or sometimes it’s perfectly acceptable, but it could be a lot shorter if a human being who knows CSS attacked it on Notepad. Or it works, but only in some browsers.
The point of generators as a learning tool should be seeing how different people write code, and how it works/doesn’t work. It’s a nice starting place, and even a shortcut when you’re really pressed for time. But you still have to know how to do it yourself, and at least review the resulting code and make any needed adjustments.
Posted in Development & Design
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