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The rhythm of software

I live in Adams Morgan, a multi-ethnic part of Washington, D.C. not far from the famed Dupont Circle and on the same street as the White House. Nearby is Meridian Park, a semi-green oasis in the middle of the city. At one end is an imposing statue of Joan d’Arc gifted to “the Women of America by the Women of France.” On summer weekends, Joan is witness to a most amazing spectacle. Many...

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Table-less design rant

I have had it with designing cross-browser web pages without tables. OK, I get it. An HTML table was never intended to be used for pixel-perfect design layouts. For that matter, HTML was never intended to be used for pixel-perfect design layouts, period. But, I have tried to go with the flow. The design gurus say, don’t use tables…use CSS. But from a productivity standpoint, that stinks. I have spent...