Vent: I realized I was building websites all wrong after a senior dev looked at my code for 30 seconds

Turns out nesting everything inside divs instead of using semantic HTML was making my sites impossible for screen readers to navigate, and it took a coworker reading my code out loud for me to finally get it. Has anyone else had a moment where something basic you skipped over came back to bite you?

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the_nathan4d agoRising Star

My dad spent thirty years as a carpenter, and he always said most people get in trouble because they skip the foundation work and jump straight to what looks good on top.

wendyprice4d ago

Did your dad ever charge double for fixing someone's Instagram deck, @the_nathan?

the_joseph4d ago

Dude seriously your dad was cooking with that one. Too many people want the Instagram-worthy finished product without doing the boring grunt work first. I see it all the time with DIY stuff online, people slapping on nice paint over rotting wood and wondering why it all falls apart in six months. Same with my buddy who tried to build a deck last summer, skipped the concrete footings to save time, and now it's basically a boat in his backyard. Fast and pretty never beats slow and solid.