Adapting to Web Standards: CSS and Ajax for Big Sites by Christopher Schmitt

by Christopher Schmitt

After learning the language of design, how does one effectively use standards-based technologies to create visually strong Web sites? The full-color Adapting to Web CSS and Ajax for Big Sites gives developers a peek into the process of the best designers in the world through the work of high profile, real-world Web sites that made them famous. The book focuses on deconstructing these top-tier large-scale sites with particular attention given to deconstructing CSS.

Genres: Programming

Paperback

First published December 24, 2007

About the author

An award winning designer, web developer, writer, and speaker.
He earned an Undergraduate Degree from Florida State University in Fine Arts with emphasis in Graphic Design. He also earned a Master’s Degree from Florida State University in Communication for Interactive and New Communication Technologies and a Graduate Certificate in Project Management from FSU’s College of Communication. Christopher authored many books on web design, most notably the “CSS Cookbook” for O’Reilly Publishing. He produced and led the NonBreaking Space Show podcast, which discussed web design and related issues. Through his company, Heatvision, he hosted web-related professional conferences around the world, improved the accessibility and structure of his clients’ websites, and advocated for a more inclusive Web.

Reviews

[Dhuaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very general, not nearly enough detail and examples. It just skims the surface; after reading several books on web standards, I'm starting to feel that there are only a few quality titles out there and the rest is just rehash. This book spends way too much time on explaining web standards, complaining about old techniques and persuading you to write standards-compliant code. There is very, very little about JS and Ajax, and what there is can be classified as Cpt. Obvious type of stuff... basically nothing that common sense wouldn't suggest. The "big sites" mentioned in the title can be summed up as: use external CSS/JS files and write documentation for others to use. Anybody who had the pleasure to work in a web development team already knows that.
All in all, I felt this book didn't deliver. It's more geared towards newbies in the field.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gave it five stars for the stuff I didn't write...