The New CSS Layout
by Rachel Andrew · first published 2017
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…<https://www.smashingmagazine.com/>. A classic one is Responsive Web Design[1] by Ethan Marcotte. You can also familiarize your self with Rachel Andrew’s work[2] on CSS layout (and I recommend the book The New CSS Layout[3] as a good introduction to layout in modern CSS). You should also familiarize your self with accessibility (A11Y). I would imagine A11Y and inclusive web development to be the front and center of a…
on “What’s the web dev equivalent of SICP?” ↗For layout I do recommend The New CSS Layout by Rachel Andrew (https://abookapart.com/products/the-new-css-layout) it is a few years old now, but not much has changed in layout since it was published.
on “CSS Is Fun Again” ↗If you haven‘t been paying attention you will off course miss the good stuff out there. Rachel Andrew’s (mentioned in TFA) for example has The New CSS Layout (2017) https://abookapart.com/products/the-new-css-layout.html an excellent book I still recommend for anybody who want to learn about modern CSS layout. But if you are this dismissive of the field of…
on “The death of web development education” ↗I can recommend "The New CSS Layout" for getting up to speed on CSS Grid (among other modern and legacy layout techniques): https://abookapart.com/products/the-new-css-layout It does mention subgrid too.
on “CSS Grid Level 2 – subgrid is coming to Firefox” ↗I recommend Rachel Andrews "The New CSS Layout" for understanding everything in CSS layout: https://abookapart.com/products/the-new-css-layout
on “Modern CSS Explained” ↗