 | 1.1 | Understanding Build files |
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| Using build files--the program files that TagMaster uses to build web sites--is a method of creating web sites very different from most web development methods. TagMaster was designed in the spirit that in developing web pages, the majority of the work consists of repetitive tasks that could be easily automated given the proper tools. TagMaster attempts to provide such tools. On its most basic level, TagMaster is a text automation tool. By providing commands and conditionals that manipulate text in an intelligent way, a developer can easily string together batches of text and intelligently alter that text in unlimited ways. This can be done without dealing with the specific structure of the surrounding text, and therefore reduces the possibility of errors and introduces an attractive consistency in working with web pages. Another feature of the Build file method of developing web sites is that the Build file provides a method of manipulating files that transcends the file itself. That is, if a particular repetitive task requires that a file be duplicated numerous times with only limited changes, the entire task may be performed within a single Build file, and repeated identically to each of the files. Further, if a basic format change must be implemented across an entire array of files, TagMaster can easily recreate files using the same data around new or updated templates. |
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