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The HTML Framework Project

Define, collect, select, refine, standardize and publish


Phase 2 - Submit Your Own FrameworkSeptember 10

Do you use a Framework when starting a new HTML project? If so, we’d like to see it. You can either post a link to it in the comments section below, along with any notes about how you use it, or email it to info {at} htmlframework {dot} com.

Over the next three weeks, we’ll be selecting submitted Frameworks to discuss here on the site. Our goal is to learn how UI Developers use their own Frameworks and to begin to understand what type of Framework would be helpful for a lot of UI Developers, while keeping in mind our already-established goals.

Phase 1.1: Defining “HTML Framework”September 3

Well-written HTML is a craft, and as such it cannot be commoditized. With that in mind, the task of creating an HTML Framework and the decisions we make are daunting — but this Framework can prove rewarding for UI Developers and profitable for the people or companies who pay them.

In brief, an HTML Framework should serve as a resource that saves time in the beginning while staying out of the way as the project grows.

What is an HTML Framework, exactly

As Steve Firth pointed out in the comments of our last post, an HTML Framework would include a standardized folder structure, files in place, a few common fixes for common browsers, and HTML files that serve as a solid foundation for different layouts.

I would add that the Framework would also include file-naming conventions, class- and id-naming conventions, and formatting conventions.

It’s really that simple: a set of files and folders that make the beginning of a project less tedious.

An HTML Framework should encourage developers to be thoughtful about their work

Since writing HTML with an awareness of semantics is fundamental to our professional purpose by making our work more valuable to our clients and employers, let’s ensure that the HTML Framework we create:

  • avoids the use tables for layout
  • separates content from presentation
  • relies on CSS to control presentation
  • encourages thoughtful consideration of tags used for prese
Welcome to the HTML Framework ProjectAugust 29

Read about the project first.

Welcome to the HTML Framework Project. Our first task on this 18-week journey is to find out how UI Developers and Web Designers define an HTML Framework and what their thoughts are on the subject.

  • What is an HTML Framework?
  • Do you use an HTML Framework?
  • Have you created your own HTML Framework?
  • Should we standardize class names (.head vs. .header)?
  • Are frameworks for HTML even a good idea?
  • Is there one single perfect HTML Framework?

These are just a few questions to kick off the discussion. Right now, questions are just as important as answers. Please leave your thoughts in the comments of this post, as this is a community-driven project and it won’t work without your contributions!

Note: This is the first phase of a six-phase experiment to define, collect, select, refine, standardize and publish a group of HTML frameworks to suit the many requirements of UI Developers. Read more about the project.