working with web standards
DESCRIPTION
About building a site using web standardsTRANSCRIPT
WORKING WITH WEB STANDARDS
By Dylan Bathurst
WHAT ARE WEB STANDARDS?
By Definition
Widely adopted guidelines for CSS, XHTML etc. that help ensure that web sites are accessible on a wide variety of platforms and to a wide range of users.
WHAT ARE WEB STANDARDS? CONT.
My Definition
A complex way to make things easy.
Anyone can code
The quickest way isn’t always the best way
Browser Compatibility
WHAT I WANTED
A blog themed site that would validate
Div based layout
Meaningful markup
Clean code!!!
WHAT THE BOOKS TAUGHT ME
Designing with web standards
Theoretical
CSS Mastery
Technical
Web Standards Solutions
A lot like CSS Mastery
MOST HELPFUL
Layout Design
Floating
Clearing
Positioning
Margin / Padding
#1 when it comes to web standards
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IE 6
IE 7
FIREFOX
BY DYLAN BATHURST