Re: [WSG] Efficient CSS Practice Methods

[Steve Clason]

On 11/23/2005 10:16 AM Chris Kennon wrote:

Happy Holidays All,

When between projects, practice is the order of the day, as mastery in 
this field is a fallacy. However, it simply seems counter-productive 
laying out sites that will not be used for personal or commercial gain.


This belief begs the question how does one effectively practice CSS? 
Should I continue creating scenarios and templates, or can some  
knowledgeable member share practice methodologies?


Consider pro bono work for charitable or non-profit organizations. I've 
done dozens of sites for churches, political candidates, neighborhood 
associations, amateur sports teams, political interest groups and so on.


They always appreciate the help (especially if you include a way for 
them to update the content), you get to sharpen your tools and try out 
new techniques with less pressure. And feel good about yourself, help 
the planet


I recommend thinking hard before doing free work for organizations with 
paid staff--after all, if they can afford to pay people they should pay 
you--but I sometimes do if I support the cause enough or if the 
organization is very small (a small church, for instance).

--
Steve Clason
Web Design and Development
Boulder, Colorado, USA
www.topdogstrategy.com
(303)818-8590

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RE: [WSG] Efficient CSS Practice Methods

[Peter Williams]

 From: Chris Kennon
 
 This belief begs the question how does one effectively practice CSS?  
 Should I continue creating scenarios and templates, or can some   
 knowledgeable member share practice methodologies?

Chris,

Long before this list existed I used to try and solve all
the problems that came up on the css-d list, I'd create a
simplified test case of the problem area and work on it to
figure out what was causing the problem, then try and find
a fix for it. Replying back to the list with my findings
had the benefit of assisting the original questioner and also
getting peer review of my findings. Discussions would often
bring further info to light and some of us would go away
with more knowledge than we started with. I'm still a member
of css-d, but I rarely have time to investigate or help
very much these days.   http://www.css-discuss.org/

-- 
Peter Williams
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