Comments on: Wanted: CSS Luminary

By: Dutchcelt's blog

Dutchcelt's blog — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 08:14:54 +0000

Best at CSS
Well ‘the List’ is floating around the net and I might as well chime in.
But really, how the hell would I know? If I consider the question carefully I realise

By: Nevel

Nevel — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:09:58 +0000

A book by Tantek would be great, and I’d say Zeldman, although he already published a nice piece of work already.

By: Lucian

Lucian — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 03:39:00 +0000

Bill Gates. It might just force him to “get it”.

By: Michael Romero

Michael Romero — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 23:46:54 +0000

After reading “Web Standards Solutions”, I would definately reccomend Dan Cederholm. I happen to like his approach to CSS. I think, honestly, that it is a lot more real world than some of the other people I have read (I think he respects its place as a tool in the real world of design rather than the be all end all you’re stupid if you’re not using it attitude that some might take), and I think that makes him ideal for an author in the real world of CSS useage.

By: Josh S

Josh S — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 19:02:36 +0000

Didier Hilhorst, of course!

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 18:11:38 +0000

Molly's Cascading Style Sheets - The Designer's Edge is the most accessible CSS introduction out there. If you want a complex subject explained so that it suddenly clicks with the reader, she's the one to do it!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 17:07:52 +0000

Christopher Schmitt, for many reasons one of which being he has the coolest t-shirts.

By: Marcello Cerruti

Marcello Cerruti — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:19:10 +0000

Here is my list: some people that, as far as I know, have never written a book (though they should): * Patrick Griffiths * Russ Weakley Because of their ability (above all Russ) to write the most clear, comprehensive and in depth articles. * Dave Shea * Simon Willison * Peter-Paul Koch Do they need any presentation? * Ian Hickson * Tantek Çelik Same as above (do they need any presentation?), furthermore an insight from the W3C CSS Working Groups * Holly Bergevin * John Gallant These guys should be a must for any serious CSS book, because of their deep knowledge of CSS, bugs and bugfix: real world CSS guaranteed! * Literary Moose (don't know his name) * Seamus Leahy Pushing CSS to their limits. A touch of their examples is best showcase of CSS power

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 10:36:01 +0000

Eric Costello

By: Sander

Sander — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 08:33:20 +0000

Hixie

By: Alex Aguilar

Alex Aguilar — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 07:09:54 +0000

Dave Shea or Douglas Bowman

By: david gee

david gee — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 05:36:08 +0000

Tantek Celik is the only person I’d really be interested in as the author of another CSS book. There are plenty of “light” CSS books out there which are really design books with an emphasis on CSS. I’d like to have something more along the lines of a “comprehensive reference” available, and the only person I’d trust with that task is Tantek (or Molly, but she’s already written a book, no?). Not to say all the other folks listed aren’t great, mind you…

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 05:05:55 +0000

My vote goes to Sue Sims and Jeffrey Zeldman

By: Shelley

Shelley — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 03:13:03 +0000

I also recommend Molly. I would like to add Meryl Evans, Meg from Mandarin Design, and Makiko Ito, just off the top of my head.

By: Lea

Lea — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 22:26:28 +0000

I second Russ Weakly. Those -tutorial series in Max Design have been the most thorough, approachable, and easiest to understand writings on the web. He splits every section into managable chunks with diagrams!Russ