{"id":13,"date":"2008-02-13T13:56:42","date_gmt":"2008-02-13T18:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peteonsoftware.com\/?p=13"},"modified":"2010-03-23T20:18:02","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T00:18:02","slug":"pro-css-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peteonsoftware.com\/index.php\/2008\/02\/13\/pro-css-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro CSS Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ProAPress is far and away my favorite tech book publisher. You’ll probably hear (read) my say that over and over again. When I need to learn a new technology or just get better at an old one, I always look to see what APress has in their stable before venturing out anywhere else.<\/p>\n

I’ve used CSS like the next guy. I started off just adding an in-line style or two. Then, I learned about external .css files. Then, I discovered the CSS Zen Garden<\/a> and realized that I didn’t know anything. However, I still just muddled along, piecing together what I could, trying my best to separate structure from layout.<\/p>\n

There are several good resources online to learn about CSS syntax and a few “best practices”, but nothing as comprehensive as this book. Pro CSS Techniques<\/a> takes you from the base syntax of CSS to tons of nuances included in the latest version (CSS 3 as of the writing of the book, I believe). Also included are tons of “gotchas” for dealing with browser compatibility in a very pragmatic way. I would venture to say that many developers do not inherently follow the advice in this book and struggle mightily for it.<\/p>\n

Pro CSS Techniques also includes tons of “real world”-type examples so that you can see how to put this in action. The code examples are also built in such a way so that you do work one way, find out why that doesn’t work, then correct it. I find that more helpful than just showing only 100% correct code and giving a passing explanation as to why other ways aren’t correct.<\/p>\n

If you want to become a better web developer, want to learn more about CSS, and you aren’t Eric Meyer<\/a> or one of the authors of this book, I recommend you pick it up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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