Designing with Web Standards, by Jeffrey Zeldman

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This book was like a revelation to me. I'd been merrily using CSS for years, and was sold on conforming to web standards, but this was the book that made me pull my finger out and actually do it. And do it right! Some people may find the style a bit full-on, but I think the book succeeds completely in making it's case that there's no excuse for not adhering to web standards. In fact, there are many benefits to be gained in doing so, and the book spells them out. This makes great material for anyone trying to convince clients, bosses, or colleagues that web standards are worth the effort. Plenty of good techniques for handling specific issues are described in detail, so in one volume you have both a recipe book and a manifesto.

This review is about the first edition of the book. I haven't read the second, so can't really comment on how it stands up to revision after several years. Reviewers elsewhere mention out of date examples, which may be the case. Either way there's still a web standards fight to be fought, and this book is a great rallying cry.

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