KISS the CSS

Keeping things simple and neat, that is what I like. There are two ways of using CSS in your web page. One way, I would call the messy way, is to use internal CSS in your page. This will work and as mentioned in the book, not widely used. A better way is to use an external style sheet for CSS.

I can only imagine what a web site from a large organization, take ESPN for example, would look like if they only used the internal method for styling their web pages. The end user may never notice, that is true, but I sure would not want to be the new hire that has to rework that web page, ouch. Keeping the CSS separate allows for easy style editing and portability between different web page projects. The good old cut, copy, and paste has become the best tool for working with CSS.

After reading these last few chapters I can now begin to see where web pages start to become interesting. Boarders, margins, padding, and CSS. Now my web page will not be so plain. Simple html that we have learned will only get you so far. If I am creating something that it's sole purpose is to be seen, then I need to use and learn the tools and techniques to make my creation the best it can be. Also using these methods of creating a web page will prove that you do know something and not just how to point and click your way through a web design program.

I am all about keeping things simple, yes, but also I like to prove that I have some sort of skills too. Understanding these last few chapters will help to build those skills. I would like to be one of the "many authors..."as the author, Jon Dukett describes.