Go listen to this — an audioboo by Paul Boag

I’ve had some con­tact with Paul Boag pre­vi­ously, hav­ing writ­ten for the Boag­world blog. I don’t always agree with everything he says (and to be fair, Paul often posts some­thing a bit “out there” to get a reac­tion and to pro­voke thought), but he’s just pos­ted an AudioBoo which is utterly spot on.

Go listen to it — http://audioboo.fm/boos/78321-design-and-code-don-t-overly-matter

I think design and code ARE import­ant but some­times the issues sur­round­ing these can hide the real reason we’re build­ing the site in the first place. I can think of a few sites which have suffered due to a “.NET is bet­ter v PHP is bet­ter” argu­ment. And yes, I do include some of the sites I’ve been involved in that list!

We all need to remem­ber that a site is a com­mu­nic­a­tion tool primar­ily — it may be deliv­er­ing inform­a­tion or aim­ing to sell to it’s vis­it­ors (or whatever), but either way, it’s a com­mu­nic­a­tion device.

So, Paul has a point (well, this time!)

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James is director of web agency Strawberry and has been working as web developer since he left University in 1999. Born and based in Kingston-Upon-Hull in the UK, when not at work, you'll find him supporting Hull City, watching or playing Cricket or spending time with his wife and family.

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