Do web-developers still use framesets? [closed]

Question

i heard alot of people hate "frames" and "iframes" to link to a specific page, are these still needed todays websites? example, http://www.sportsmanager.us/orgmanager/NHYLA.htm these are iframes, is there any better solution then "iframes"? whats the most common used these days? still frames? do people still use frames like this?

<frameset cols="85%, 15%">
  <frame src="URL OF FRAME PAGE 1 HERE" name="frame_1">
  <frame src="URL OF FRAME PAGE 2 HERE" name="frame_2">
  <noframes>
    Text to be displayed in browsers that do not support frames
  </noframes>
</frameset>

or any better alternatives?

Answer 1

• are these still needed todays websites?
  No, they're not needed. Though browsers still support it.

• is there any better solution then "iframes?
  I wouldn't say "better", but there are alternatives... In HTML 5 you have some approaches. See Alternative to iFrames with HTML5

• Whats the most common used these days?
  I believe most people still go to iframe, but never saw any research on that...

• still frames? do people still use frames like this?
  No. Most developers (if not all) abandoned frameset's a long time ago...

Really it's all just a matter of what are you trying to achieve, though is considered "always better" to seek the latest techonogies.... (for example HTML5)

Answer 2

Frames are not used very often today. One problem is, that navigating in an frame will not change the URL. So users can not link to specific pages. Iframes are used on many websites to embed third party tools like the facebook button.