Reviews for The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks, and Hacks

1. The CSS Anthology

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, December 12th, 2009

   Should I use pixels, points, ems, or another unit identifier to set font sizes? How do I form elements using CSS? How do I set an item's position on the page using CSS?
   
   The CSS Anthology sets out a question and answer type of resource. Most people using this book will be browsing the topics for solutions to particular problems. However, if worked through from start to finish, this book would even serve beginners well.
   
   The CSS Anthology is complete with full code and illustrations. I find this aspect is particularly useful for trying out different approaches. The book also contains a lot of good tips about compatibility and when CSS is not the best choice.

2. Excellent reference book

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, November 12th, 2009

   This book was very useful to me, although it should be clearly stated that it doesn't pretend to teach you CSS. It assumes a basic knowledge of CSS and is primarily intended to teach clean web page design using CSS. It's organized so that the easier topics come first, but there is sometimes a big leap between chapters.
   
   My knowledge of CSS was fairly limited when I got the book, but I had no problem following it. My one complaint would be that the code examples often contained new elements that were not introduced in the text, but maybe they were part of the basic knowledge I was supposed to have, but didn't.

3. Very useful little reference book, not a teach yourself book.

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, June 12th, 2009

   I'm self taught in CSS and this book is very useful for clarifying a lot of gaps that I missed from not learning formally. You dip into wherever you need rather than starting from page one, it is very clearly explained and straight to the point.

4. Fantastic!!

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, May 12nd, 2009

   it's definitely the best CSS book I've come cross - easy to follow, well organized and has a nice touch and beautiful page layout. Done with basic CSS??! Then this is definitely the best next step. I've mastered CSS a few months ago, but still go back to look through this book every now and then...I simply love it!

5. Excellent for beginners

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, March 12th, 2009

   I've never done CSS before and now have to do it as part of my university course. It wasn't taught very well so I decided to get a book to help me along. This book is great because it gives a rough overview but doesn't dwell too much on the boring bits. It gets straight in there with lots of examples that you can try out.
   
   Once you've mastered CSS, it will still remain a good book to refer to incase you forget how to do something as it's organised in an FAQ way. e.g. "HOw can I send different styles to a particular browser?"