Comments on: Book Review: “CSS Mastery — 2nd Edition”

By: Inayaili León

Inayaili León — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:09:38 +0000

Hi Cathy,
As important as reading good material on the subject is also to experiment, try stuff out, see what works what doesn’t, look for solutions if you hit a brick wall. The idea of looking at the standards in general rather than diving straight into all the new and shiny on HTML5 might be a good idea to filter some things out and then move on when you have more confidence. The html5doctor site is a good resource. Hope this helps!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:45:28 +0000

Hello,
This is a little off the subject…However, I am a beginner HTML person who just finished reading “Head First HTML with CSS and XHTML.” I really enjoyed book and finally “got it” about a lot of HTML/CSS concepts. So, I recently looked at some new HTML 5 books. I felt a bit intimidated to say the least. So rather then backing off completely from Web Design I would like know what you would recommend for a beginner. I have heard that you should know the older standards and then use HTML 5 to edit and or add on. I am thinking of reading the book again and then buying their new Head First HTML 5 book. I would really appreciate your opinion. In terms of mind set, I would say I lean more towards the design side but am capable of understanding technical stuff like..HTML and etc.
Thank you,
Cathy

By: Zlatko

Zlatko — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:05:43 +0000

I can’t find the date when the book is published? That way I could estimate if things in the book could be outdated, as things are moving pretty quickly into the web design world.