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Summary: No Hacks!
Review: This is a solid book for the *serious* beginning or intermediate Web worker who recognizes that CSS is -and will be- a technique essential to their career.The authors do a great service in emphasizing the role of proper HTML structure. Without that understanding, CSS is merely decoration instead of an integral aspect of Web-building. The authors make more effort to deal with backwards compatibility issues (meaning the decrepit Netscape 4) than I think necessary. But at no point do they cater to that browser. They completely avoid wasteful hacks such as tables for layout and 1-pixel .gif tricks. The authors guide the reader in all the best modern practices, avoiding the old hacks, to create structurally logical and human-readable code -- code that looks nice and displays in new ways. It's been a long time coming but finally the right Web coding practices are coming to the fore, with the help of books such as this.
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Summary: My first choice for people that need to get started on CSS
Review: This would be my first choice, among the few excellent books on the topic available on the market, for people that need to get started on CSS. It's a good mix between some relevant theory, a reference and a good amount of practical examples. It could appeal a wide range of people.
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