Meryl's Notes Blog

Lots of fun happening over at Mike Davidson’s place. Mike who? He’s just the guy who manages a little site called ESPN. He shares his opinion on validation and many follow with their own in the comments. Amazingly enough, no spam in the comments.

Dave responds with his perspective. Too simple? Maybe. Maybe not. I am not going to add to it. Instead, I shall provide comic relief by making a fool of myself in song! This is not an attempt to belittle the work of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Nooooo. On the contrary, I love their work. In fact, my daughter is performing in Oklahoma! tomorrow.

Sung to the tune of The Farmer and the Cowman Samples here.

The designer and the coder should be friends, Oh, the designer and the coder should be friends. One likes to color, the other likes to program, But that’s no reason why they cain’t be friends. Webby folks should stick together, Webby folks should all be pals. Coders play with the designer’s XHTML, Designers play with the coder’s ASP and C. I’d like to say a word for the designer, He come out and made a lot of changes He come out and built to standards, And built ‘em right acrost Internet. The designer and the coder should be friends, Oh, the designer and the coder should be friends. The coder hacks a site with ease, the designer designs with colors like butter and cheese, But that’s no reason why they cain’t be friends Webby folks should stick together, Webby folks should all be pals. Coders play with the designer’s CSS, Designers play with the coder’s Java and ASP I’d like to teach you all a little sayin’ And learn the words by heart the way you should I don’t say I’m no better than anybody else, But I’ll be damned if I ain’t jist as good! I don’t say I’m no better than anybody else, But I’ll be damned if I ain’t jist as good! Webby folks should stick together, Webby folks should all be pals. Coders play with the designer’s CSS, Designers play with the coder’s Java and ASP!