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Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design
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Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design

by Dan Cederholm, Ethan Marcotte
August 2009
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
4h 27m
English
New Riders
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Chapter 5. Modular Float Management

 

The critical distinction between a craftsman and an expert is what happens after a sufficient level of expertise has been achieved. The expert will do everything she can to remain wedded to a single context, narrowing the scope of her learning, her practice, and her projects. The craftsman has the courage and humility to set aside her expertise and pick up an unfamiliar technology or learn a new domain.

 
 --Dave Hoover, in an article on StickyMinds.com

One of the points I’m attempting to stress in the book is how important it is to reevaluate past methods and best practices. This is especially critical in the field of Web design, as browsers are constantly evolving, implementing new standards, and pushing ahead ...

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