There are a /lot /of things you find in th specs that are overlooked elsewhere. The DOM specs are about the only descent easy-to-download reference I've seen on DOM, I'd be lost without them.
Alan Trick
diona kidd wrote:
Chris,
I'm finding a great value in reading the w3c specs while working on a
current project. A few other resources are also helping me advance my
understanding of XHTML/CSS: the book 'The Zen of CSS Design',
alistapart.com and several other websites. Looking at work from other
developers and this list is also helping a lot. I often copy code posted
here into files and reverse-engineer it to see why something works
and/or what breaks it.
The time spent is definately proving worthwhile. My code is becoming even more logical and much cleaner than before. I take a lot less shortcuts and usually end up replacing old shortcuts with newer, more compliant ones. The specs are solidifying my understanding of what 'compliance' is...
Mind you, I haven't read them front to back. Just whatever applies at
the time or what interests me.
Diona
On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 09:25 -0800, Chris Kennon wrote:
Hi,
Is there a value in reading the XHTML w3org specifications? What would be more productive in advancing understanding of XHTML/CSS?
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