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Aleksandrs Karevs
Courses Plus Student 11,178 PointsIsn't it a bad practice to insert scripts directly into the HTML?
I've read in Jon Duckett's book – "Javascript & jQuery – interactive front-end development" that it is generally considered a bad practice to insert your scripts directly into the HTML document. Instead, you are better of inserting it into a separate .js file and than linking back to it from within HTML.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
4 Answers
Josselin Cuette
2,672 PointsYou are right, it is bad practice, but I think that this kind of course intends to simplify things for the sake of demonstration. :)
Jake Gabb
3,210 PointsGreat course! But I agree, best practices should be taught alongside the course content. Newer programmers may assume this is ok when it isn't.
Aleksandrs Karevs
Courses Plus Student 11,178 PointsDave McFarland What are your thoughts on this subject?
Jeremy Castanza
12,081 PointsGood observation. Typically, there's a pattern to follow and best practices dictate separating structure, design, and behavior in a web page.
- HTML Files - Used for structure
- CSS Files - Used for design/layout
- Javascript Files - Used for behavior/manipulation