Site Philosophy
As we began the process of creating the site, we tried to keep the
following things in mind:
- The data should be as comprehensive as possible. If the
site is going to be unique, it should contain as much data as
possible.
- The site should be well-organized. Have you ever visited
a web site hoping to find what you thought was a simple piece of
information and wasted a lot of time trying to locate it? We hope that
never happens to you here.
- The site should be fast. Most of the pages are static, so
you don't have to wait for information to be pulled from a database before
viewing a page.
- Links, links, links. Visiting Duke's page may lead to a question about the
1992 National Championship team,
or a question about head coach Mike Krzyzewski, or a
question about star forward Christian Laettner. All
it takes (hopefully) is one or two clicks to find the answer to your
question.
- The HTML
and CSS
used to create the site should adhere to the standards set forth by the W3C. Have you ever visited a page
that doesn't render properly in your browser? The most likely reason for
this is invalid code. We find it especially irritating when a page only
renders properly when viewed in Internet Explorer.
- The site should be fun. We had a good time putting this
site together (yes, we like writing code) and we hope you have a good time
when you visit. If you come here looking for a summary of the 1988 NCAA Tournament, there is a
good chance you will end up on a page that has nothing to do with your
original query.
-- Justin Kubatko