Get ready to experience an eye-opening expos on CSS as you know it today. You'll discover a fresh approach to coding Cascading Style Sheets, making old hacks and workarounds a distant memory.

In this book, you'll learn how to start taking full advantage of Internet Explorer 8 using the very latest CSS techniques -- whilst still catering for those nasty old browsers. You'll unearth what's put the final nail in the HTML table-based layout coffin, and gain an understanding from two experts why CSS has a very bright future.

Some of the valuable insights in this book include:

• how you can take full advantage of IE8
• how to take CSS tables to the limit and beyond
• letting you say goodbye to old hacks and workarounds FOREVER!
• help you rediscover what you first loved about CSS
• ensure make the most of what CSS has to offer
• understand the road ahead for CSS

CSS was conceived in an age when web site design was simple; its creators never anticipated the level of intricacy required in the designs that it would be asked to deliver today. Clever designers figured out ways to make CSS do what they needed, but using techniques so convoluted that it became unpredictable and difficult to master. CSS just became too hard ...

The good news is, that's all about to change, and this book will show you how!

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For web designers and developers who want to ensure they're using the very latest, best-practice CSS techniques.

Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong! is an eye-opening exposé on CSS as we know it today. You'll discover a fresh approach to coding Cascading Style Sheets where old hacks and workarounds are just a distant memory.

You'll learn how to start taking full advantage of the very latest CSS techniques while still catering for older browsers and discover what's put the final nail in the HTML table-based layout coffin.

Geographic Eligibility: USA, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom

Publisher: SitePoint

About Rachel Andrew
Rachel Andrew is a web developer and the director of web solutions provider edgeofmyseat.com. When not writing code, she writes about writing code and is the coauthor of several books promoting the practical usage of web standards alongside other everyday tools and technologies. Rachel takes a common-sense, real-world approach to web standards, with her writing and teaching being based on the experiences she has in her own company every day.

Rachel lives in the UK with her partner Drew and daughter Bethany. When not working, they can often be found wandering around the English countryside hunting for geocaches and nice pubs that serve Sunday lunch and a good beer.

About Kevin Yank
As Technical Director for SitePoint, Kevin Yank keeps abreast of all that is new and exciting in web technology. Best known for his book Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL, now in its third edition, Kevin also writes the SitePointTech Times, a free weekly email newsletter that goes out to over 150,000 subscribers worldwide.

When he isn’t speaking at a conference or visiting friends and family in Canada, Kevin lives in Melbourne, Australia; he enjoys flying light aircraft and performing improvised comedy theater with Impro Melbourne.

His personal blog, Yes, I’m Canadian, can be found at http://yesimcanadian.com/.

About SitePoint
SitePoint specializes in publishing fun, practical, and easy-to-understand content for web professionals.

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