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Aaron has nearly 15 years experience on the web and, in that time, has cultivated a love of web standards and an in-depth knowledge of website strategy and architecture, interface design, and numerous languages (including XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP). He co-founded Retreats 4 Geeks, an intimate technology training series, and is Group Manager of the Web Standards Project (WaSP) where he has spearheaded both Web Standards Sherpa and a small business outreach effort. He wrote the JavaScript library eCSStender, serves as Technical Editor for A List Apart, is a contributing writer for .net Magazine, and has filled a small library with his technical writing and editing credits.. His latest book is Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experien ...more

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	Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to (X)HTML, StyleSheets, and Web Graphics by Jennifer Niederst Robbins, Aaron Gustafson (Goodreads Author) (Technical Editor) 4.09 avg rating — 798 ratings — published 2001 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design by Andy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag, Aaron Gustafson (Goodreads Author) (Technical Editor) 4.09 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2006 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference by Jennifer Robbins, Aaron Gustafson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Derek Featherstone (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 363 ratings — published 1998 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement by Aaron Gustafson (Goodreads Author), Jeffrey Zeldman (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.01 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience by James Kalbach (Goodreads Author), Aaron Gustafson (Goodreads Author) (Technical Editor) 3.85 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Web for Everyone: Designing Accessible User Experiences by Sarah Horton, Whitney Quesenbery, Aaron Gustafson (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.36 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Implementing Responsive Design: Building sites for an anywhere, everywhere web by Tim Kadlec (Goodreads Author), Aaron Gustafson (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.99 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries by Aaron Gustafson (Goodreads Author), Aaron Gustafson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Stuart Langridge (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Web design adattivo. Come cambia la User eXperience 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Visual Validation Feedback for Form Fields

Password requirements, username rules, input format constraints: forms often have multiple validation requirements, but users frequently do not find out whether they are meeting them until they hit submit. The form-validation-list web component changes that by providing real-time visual feedback as users type, showing exactly which requirements are met and which are not.

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The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

by Carol Anderson

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The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity

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“Remember, the web isn't about control. If a visitor to your site is familiar with using a browser's native form doodad, you won't be doing them any favors if you override the browser functionality with your own widget, even if you think your widget looks better.”
― Jeremy Keith

tags: html5, usability, web-design

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“The fortunate man is seldom satisfied with the fact of being fortunate, beyond this he needs to know that he has a right to his good fortune. He wants to be convinced he deserves it and above all that he deserves it in comparison with others. Good fortune, thus wants to be legitimate fortune.”
― Max Weber

tags: fortune, meritocracy, wealth, wealth-creation

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