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principles are products of practice, not the reverse | Majd Alsado

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I’m reading about HTML semantics and how they are often disregarded by developers and tools when producing markup and styling, and I wonder if we are leaning too much on the side of developer ergonomics and profits over embracing the platform principles. My immediate reaction was in defence of practical ergonomics. As a self-taught developer who learned through practice, often violating principles, I’m prone to prefer practice over principle. I believe principles should not stifle progress in the name of upholding theory and principle. But this is more than just a defensive gut reaction, this tweet highlights a fundamental issue with theory-based learning, and a common misunderstanding of what breeds innovation and how principles work in practice. When you learn a topic from its theory, principles are often the starting point – the sacred frameworks by which best practices emerge, and innovation is founded upon. Unfortunately this is misleading, and often incorrect. Principles are usua

principles are products of practice, not the reverse | Majd Alsado principles are products of practice, not the reverse principles are based on practice, and should only be upheld when they clearly cause improved outcome. 13 Nov 2023 • 2 min read thoughts I was recently browsing around on Twitter X where I came across this tweet post: I’m reading about HTML semantics and how they are often disregarded by developers and tools when producing markup and styling, and I wonder if we are leaning too much on the side of developer ergonomics and profits over embracing the platform principles. My immed

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