[WSG] Best way to train someone in css and web standards

2005-05-23 Thread Cole Kuryakin - x7m
Hello All - I have the opportunity to hire two people in the next few weeks to help me with my one-man-band web development business. Problem is, these two know only the most basic aspects of HTML and don't know anything about CSS or web standards. Problem also is that I can't afford to

Re: [WSG] Best way to train someone in css and web standards

2005-05-23 Thread Kay Smoljak
On 5/23/05, Cole Kuryakin - x7m [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the opportunity to hire two people in the next few weeks to help me with my one-man-band web development business. Problem is, these two know only the most basic aspects of HTML and don't know anything about CSS or web

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2005-05-23 Thread dwain
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RE: [WSG] Best way to train someone in css and web standards

2005-05-23 Thread Derek Featherstone
On Monday, May 23, 2005 7:35 AM, Cole Kuryakin - x7m wrote: By proficiency, I mean that I can give them a Photoshop design comp, and they will be able to create an XHTML code foundation as well as a CSS style and positioning spec without too much whining and head-scratching. My plan is

Re: [WSG] Best way to train someone in css and web standards

2005-05-23 Thread designer
Hi Cole, Sounds like you want to train someone in the (not easy) transition to standards by having to do very little. If you can find a way to get them proficient in the basics, have a thorough knowledge of hacks and browser behaviour and be able to produce original designs (sort of like zen

Re: [WSG] Best way to train someone in css and web standards

2005-05-23 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Cole Kuryakin - x7m wrote: My plan is to get them completely compeletely trained in these areas before letting them dive into any real project development. A few thoughts about basic learning: No books and training-methods can beat the time-factor. The learning-curve is steep, and no one can

Re: [WSG] Best way to train someone in css and web standards

2005-05-23 Thread Ben Curtis
On May 23, 2005, at 10:58 AM, Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: Keep them away from anything that isn't strictly standard-based (x)html and CSS for a while. Let them work and test against real browsers and the validators, and make sure IE/win doesn't get in the way with its broken standard-support and

Re: [WSG] Best way to train someone in css and web standards

2005-05-23 Thread Leslie Riggs
I'm with Ben on this one. I learned loads after installing Firefox and adding the validator and developer toolbar. I went to different sites and ran them through the validator, saw the errors (or not) and learned about how to and how not to code to standards. Leslie Riggs Keep them

RE: [WSG] Best way to train someone in css and web standards

2005-05-23 Thread ByteDreams
I keep a list of online tutorials at my msn group site, http://groups.msn.com/htmlwebdesigndreamers/ and try to keep it as up to date as possible. You will see "CSS Tutorials in the lefthand nav bar of the group. There you will find tuts and articles from beginners to advance that I've

Re: [WSG] Best way to train someone in css and web standards

2005-05-23 Thread John Allsopp
Hi, I have the opportunity to hire two people in the next few weeks to help me with my one-man-band web development business. Problem is, these two know only the most basic aspects of HTML and don't know anything about CSS or web standards. Problem also is that I can't afford to hire anyone