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Title: Designing with Web Standards (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0321385551
Author:
Jeffrey Zeldman
Publicate Date: 2006-07-16
Publish: 2006-07-16
List Price: $49.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $20.00
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $22.50
Amazon Merchant Price: $31.49
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1: Kindle Edition: Overpriced
Is this Kindle edition price accurately listed? $20 seems a lot to ask for an edition that has $0 resale value. Is there something in this Kindle version that outshines the majority of other Kindle books? From the sample, I see a poorly formatted TOC, and no index (or "searchable terms" index alternative). I think the author and/or publisher should reconsider this listing.
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2: Groundbreaking Work
This was a groundbreaking work when first written. Zeldman was one of the early advocates for web standards and especially browser standards for CSS, what is now the underpinning of most quality websites. Without his work, and that of a few others (Eric Meyer among them), the web would not look quite as well as it does, and the design code would not be kept as separate from the content.
If you are already using CSS in your web pages, this book will be below your knowledge level and unnecessary to creating sites. If you are new to CSS, it is a kind, gentle, and thoroughly explicating introduction. It is a pleasant and easy read. It doesn't lay out dozens of ways to do things, but it explains a methodology and the raison d'etre. It is a must read introduction if you are contemplating a switch to CSS. Zeldman's website at zeldman.com is also useful support for this undertaking.
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3: A must read
This book is a must read for anyone associated with a website. Designer, developer, manager.
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4: Very good content and discussion
I found it a very interesting book to read but it didn't give as much of concrete situation analysis as I expected. It surely convinced me to embrace techniques for the visually impaired and textual devices.
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5: Great for beginners
It's a very good book, and one I'd recommend to any developer who is trying to make the switch from tables to CSS-based code and standards, but if you've been using standards in your work for a while this book will only tell you things you already know.
However, Zeldman's tone is always light and engaging, and sometimes it's good to have a little refresher.
5* if you're new to web standards
4* otherwise
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