Comments on: Crafting Ourselves

By: The Future Of CSS: Embracing The Machine - Smashing Coding

The Future Of CSS: Embracing The Machine - Smashing Coding — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:57:23 +0000

[...] Eric Meyer says, “You can’t identify a code craftsman by whether or not they use this framework or that language. You can identify them by how they decide which framework or language to use, or not use, in a given situation.” This statement couldn’t be closer to the truth. Discussing tools without context is pointless. [...]

By: Should You Reset Your CSS? | DesignFools

Should You Reset Your CSS? | DesignFools — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:27:23 +0000

[...] himself is quite evenhanded about the use of resets. In April 2008, he wrote: "They’re a starting point. If a thousand people took them and [...]

By: Crafting Ourselves | Damjan Mozetič Blog

Crafting Ourselves | Damjan Mozetič Blog — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:08:08 +0000

[...] In response to the recent dust cloud caused by Jonathan Snook admitting he doesn’t use a reset style sheet, Eric Meyer responds with a serious and non-sarcastic “Good for you.“. [...]

By: Why I don’t like reset stylesheet - Helephant.com

Why I don’t like reset stylesheet - Helephant.com — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:42:24 +0000

[...] Eric Myer’s response to people questioning whether reset stylesheets were a good idea or not was pretty much, use them if you find them useful and or don’t otherwise. I just wanted to put my hand up as not personally liking them (since they seem to be every at the moment) in the hope of making other people question them too. [...]

By: Do You Reset Your Web Design? | UK Web Designer

Do You Reset Your Web Design? | UK Web Designer — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:24:45 +0000

[...] above, Eric felt that people were getting the wrong idea about his thoughts on reset stylesheets, so he cleared things up on his site. He never intended reset stylesheets to become a “be-all, end-all” solution to [...]

By: 7 Principles Of Clean And Optimized CSS Code | CSS | Smashing Magazine

7 Principles Of Clean And Optimized CSS Code | CSS | Smashing Magazine — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:49:54 +0000

[...] Crafting Ourselves – Eric Meyer (meyerweb.com) [...]

By: Introducing SenCSS | WatchCSS

Introducing SenCSS | WatchCSS — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:03:18 +0000

[...] Reset Obviously, there has been some discussion about a CSS Reset. I always use one, because it makes my work much easier. However I am aware of [...]

By: Jessica Greetings » Blog Archive » Do You Reset Your Web Design?

Jessica Greetings » Blog Archive » Do You Reset Your Web Design? — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:33:07 +0000

By: Introducing SenCSS | KilianValkhof.com

Introducing SenCSS | KilianValkhof.com — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:06:10 +0000

[...] there has been some discussion about a CSS Reset. I always use one, because it makes my work much easier. However I am aware of [...]

By: David

David — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:14:52 +0000

I like what Eric has to say here; it’s very fair and clear what his intentions are with reset styles and looking into ourselves as designers on whether or not we want to use them, and I agree. Here’s what we at WPDFD had to say about the matter:

http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/87/do_you_reset_your_web_design/

By: Best of Avril 2008 : le meilleur des liens et ressources

Best of Avril 2008 : le meilleur des liens et ressources — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:35:37 +0000

[...] Meyer). A l’origine, l’article de Jonathan Snook qui dit que ça lui sert à rien, Eric Meyer lui répond ensuite, puis un certain Jens Meiert n’hésite pas à apporter son point de vue, [...]

By: As Seen On The Web: Thoughts On Teaching

As Seen On The Web: Thoughts On Teaching — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:25:24 +0000

[...] …this isn”t a field of straightforward answers and universal solutions. We are often faced with problems that have multiple solutions, none of them perfect. To understand what makes each solution imperfect and to know which of them is the best choice in the situation—that”s knowing your craft. (source) [...]

By: klepas.org » Are “reset” stylesheets bad?

klepas.org » Are “reset” stylesheets bad? — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:40:38 +0000

[...] few days before Canberra’s first BarCamp — Eric Meyer wrote an article responding to Johnathan Snook’s announcement that he doesn’t use reset stylesheets. [...]

By: Will Kessel

Will Kessel — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:42:11 +0000

I, for one, have found the concept of a CSS reset to be invaluable. In fact, I use a streamlined, combined version of your reset and Tantek’s, with a couple of rules from David Hellsing as well. Both are available at Jeff Starr’s Perishable Press:

http://perishablepress.com/press/2008/03/23/more-killer-css-reset-styles/

I find that for the largest part of my work, resetting my CSS before I start to code significantly reduces the amount of browser-specific code I have to write, makes for slightly shorter style sheets (the reset takes space too), and makes life a lot easier on my fellow coders — they can more easily follow what I’ve done.

But, as always, YMMV.

By: Jordan Clark

Jordan Clark — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:02:43 +0000

Eric, I for one would like to say thank you for your work in creating reset.css, as well as your other endeavors in helping to advance CSS and web industry in general. One thing I've noticed about the web design/development industry is the amount of bad feedback dramatically outweighs the good. I must say I am impressed by how diplomatic you have been about this whole reset debate; some comments (I'm not saying all) made by people who are against the idea have been quite rude and insulting, implying that people who use resets are stupid, and merely 'beginners'. As I said on Jonathan's blog and also on Jens Meiert's blog, I think the best policy is to agree to disagree on this matter. I know that you won't have a problem with this, Eric; let's hope the people on the other side can show the same respect.