For those interested in HTML 5, here’s a nice checklist of items that are supported by the various browsers.
http://www.findmebyip.com/litmus/#target-selector
Note: Internet Explorer does not support much of anything with HTML 5 and CSS 3. It’s best to avoid using these technologies until there is better support. Otherwise, you’ll have to create a separate style sheet just for IE
For those interested in HTML 5. Though we aren’t teaching it as of yet within the web curriculum, it does have some interesting new features to look into for future reference.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/08/04/designing-a-html-5-layout-from-scratch/
One thing to note: If you look at the code view of their example, you’ll notice that you have to construct CSS sheets for those browsers that don’t support HTML 5 technologies. This can be a real time-killer when developing a site.
For those interested in pushing some of their CSS skills to the next level. There are some that utilize some Javascript/JQuery techniques as well for fluid layouts, or dynamic scrolling.
Check it out!
Here’s a quick overview on CSS 3 and it’s features. We will be writing CSS 1 and 2 code, as it is universally supported by all browsers that we talk about. CSS 3 still has little support among all of the browsers we are using, and therefore results vary for each. In a year or two, as support is built into the browsers, it is something to look into, but remember as well that with each new CSS 3 feature you add, you would have to support the older browsers by having to use code fixes for different browser types. This is not a generally accepted practice out in the industry, as it doesn’t support the “clean code” theory and web standards that are meant to make each user’s experience, regardless of their browser is the same.
When you install a new WordPress blog, to make sure that you are using a database that doesn’t have anything in it already.
Sadly, I lost 1 1/2 years of blog posts just because I decided that I could reuse a database. Oh the joys of managing content! I think I need a sign that says “Kick Me” just for what I did.
You live and you learn.