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spufi
11-10-2003, 04:07 PM
I figured it would be easier to just create a new thread on the subject of "Designing with Web Standards" by Jeffery Zeldman than hijack another thread.

Originally posted by pyro
Not to get OT, but that's a great book, eh? I've read it through from cover to cover, and would highly recommend it. It's excellent.

It was either that, or "Eric Meyer on CSS" and I figured DWWS would have a bigger impact on me. It didn't hurt that it was $10 cheaper. ;) And yes, highly recommended for anybody planning on making web pages. It's not a how-to book really, but a "this is how web design got screwed up, and this is how we are solving it" book. I have to chuckle sometimes because so many of the debates, or FAQs get handled in the book that I might have to make "read this book" a standard reply to some of them now. ;)

pyro
11-10-2003, 04:21 PM
Originally posted by spufi
...I might have to make "read this book" a standard reply to some of them now. ;) Lol... I hear you on that one. :D

I bought DWWS and "Eric Meyer On CSS" at the same time. I read DWWS first, and have since bought "Mastering Regular Expressions", which is taking precedence over the Eric Meyer's book. I really hope that one day, if your pages don't validate, they will simply not work. Standards or nothing...

Aronya1
11-10-2003, 04:40 PM
Originally posted by pyro
I really hope that one day, if your pages don't validate, they will simply not work.
If I can throw my 2cts in here. I have to agree with this statement, even if my own work to date needs (minor ;) ) adjustments, forcing coders to write proper code could only happen if browsers were not able to display proper code. This could only be regarded as a good thing. Also, all of the bad habits we can currently get away with would disappear.

spufi
11-10-2003, 05:21 PM
As a person who spent time as a computer programmer, I totally agree with the idea that if it has an error in it, it shouldn't work. Thankfully, XML based technology is forcing that type of behavior.

I just wanted to add that Zeldman also does a good job of making the subject a light-hearted one.