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Pro CSS Techniques is the ultimate CSS book for the modern web developer. If youve already got web design and development basics under your belt, but want to take your knowledge to the next level and unleash the full power of CSS in your web sites, then this is the book for you. It is a collection of proven CSS techniques that you can use daily to get the most out of the time you spend on your projects, from start to finish. Every topic is presented in an informative tutorial style, with each point backed up by several real-world examples and case studies. The authors cover all the essential areas of CSS development, like browser support (including IE7), hacks and filters, code management, advanced layouts and styling, typography, and much more. CSS levels 1, 2, and 3 are given a full treatment. The book also includes several reference sections that allow you to look up details quickly and easily. The book aims to help you in four areas: maintainability, compatibility, reusability, and practicality. Youll be able to keep your code organized and easy to maintain, avoiding browser issues before they crop up (or hacking around them when absolutely necessary). Youll learn to get the most out of your styles with inheritance, and by using techniques you can build on. And youll learn to use what works in the real world, without getting too caught up in ideals, because you can always optimize later.
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 Got a refund for this book. READ THIS BEFORE BUYING. ( ericshawn2 )
I bought then returned this book for a full refund. Be sure to read this entire review before even considering this book.
Pro CSS Techniques (by Jeff Croft, Ian Lloyd, Dan Rubin) is a book that has no business in anyone's library. Why?
Not simply because it was written all the way back in 2006, which is a lifetime in terms of the Internet and Web Design.
But because, like another reviewer pointed out, it has errors throughout. I also discovered that the book contains horrendously outdated advice, links, and information.
The book is NOT authoritative, nor is it exhaustive as another reviewer claimed. It contains very little relevant information for the Pro at whom it is eponymously aimed. Most of the data is obsolete... after all, it's years and years out of date. It is badly in need of revision.
And if you're a newcomer, the picture only gets worse. You unfortunate souls won't even be aware of the whole categories of concepts left out by this tome. The book says inside near the beginning that it is NOT a reference. Always choose a reference for completeness.
I recommend you look at "CSS & XHTML: The Complete Reference" by Thomas Powell (ISBN: 978-0071496292).
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 Understandable Advanced CSS ( dalevogel )
This is a great technical book on CSS, but only if you've struggled with CSS layouts, tried to figure out why your floats aren't working correctly, and banged your head against the wall a couple of times in frustration. For those who know what I mean, this is the CSS book for you. If you haven't tried to put a web page together with CSS, then as other reviewers have said, this is not your first CSS book, for that I recommend "Head First HTML & XHTML with CSS"
I have read many technical books and none made me laugh. This actually did once. This book is well written, reads well, and is logically laid out. After reading the book, I feel more confident with CSS, more in-control, more knowing of the why the browser displays what it does, and less done too. Part of that confidence is from an understanding of specificity and the cascade, and the various layouts available. This book does what it advertises, it takes you past being a beginner, to knowing what your doing, and more important why.
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 Be gone tables! Hello CSS!
I come to web development as so many of us, through the back door. There are a hundred web projects for every web developer. And so, anybody with the desire can start building sites. This is how I started and how I continue. I learn just what I need to know to get this current project out the door. Now several years later I find myself deep in PHP programming with out any real knowledge of CSS. Free CSS templates have gotten me far and I have learned to hack them into something useful. But the fundamentals and advanced concepts escape me. So I did it, I got myself a CSS book and tackled the task I have procrastinated on for so long.
Pro CSS Techniques turned out to be a great choice. I didn't want to waste my money on a beginner's book that usually are full of "not much". So I went for the book with "Pro" in the title fully expecting to have to struggle a bit. I was pleasantly surprised on two accounts. First I didn't find myself struggling much. And second this book actually covers a wide range of material including the basics. The tutorial style that most of the book is written in lends itself well to my practical side. At several points in the book I had a break through that took me straight to my computer to implement techniques on current projects. I found myself running through the section like a recipe, substituting their examples for mine. That's my kind of book!
My favorite chapter turned out not to be a chapter at all but Appendix A - CSS Reference. It's a full reference for all CSS properties. This is what you would never get in a beginner book. How awesome to just look up the float property in the positioning section. I have to admit I may be over using the float property a little too much. But I have been freed from the bonds of tables and shale never return.
Now I just need to live up to the Authors' challenge and write semantically correct code. I see the need and appreciate it when ever I come upon it but this will be the true change for an implementor like me who just needs to get the job done. "Take the time and do it right", is my new mantra!
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 Definately not 4 Beginners
Although pro css tecniques as the title of this book clearly incinuates it is for the more advanced designer, I still believe it is all in all beyond pro and to no bit of aid to the beginner or perhaps even the intermediate to advanced. Clearly the Authors of this book are master webdesigners and now what they are talking about, however Their lessons are overlooked when it comes to having the reader learn the techniques and not them illustrating and proving their intellect. Although my review may oppose likeness for this book I did learn a few little kickers here and there.
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Nice Follow up to "Beginning CSS Web Development"
A nice addition to Apress' bookshelf covering CSS Web Development. The book is well-written, easing you through specific topics and techniques that will take your developement skills to the next level. Simon Collison, Dan Rubin, Ian Lloyd and Jeff Croft are revolutionizing standards-compliant, accessible, responsible web design.
Well done again fella's. Looking forward to more advanced books from you and Apress!
Cheers,
Elias
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