# Resources for learning CSS?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-learning-css/404565>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 18, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-learning-css/404565 "2007-05-18T05:08:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-learning-css/404565/1 "2007-05-18T05:08:02Z")

</div>

An acquaintance of mine needs to get ramped up on CSS. He’s an experienced programmer, but is unfamiliar with things related to the Web and is just getting into Web development. Any recommendations for resources for learning CSS?

(Not sure whether this really fits in GQ vs. IMHO–mods, feel free to move.)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-learning-css/404565/2 "2007-05-18T05:29:57Z")

</div>

Wild guess (the way I learned) is to start by finding a semi-tutorial site, or a site with CSS on it and using the script from that, and play with it. Try out different things and see what works. A google search for CSS tutorial should yield some results - again, I’m assuming.

I would say [this](http://www.w3schools.com/css/) would be a great resource - then just let your friend explore.

Brendon Small

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-learning-css/404565/3 "2007-05-18T12:55:38Z")

</div>

I taught myself CSS whilst recovering from surgery last year. I used a combination of:

This book: [Beginning CSS Web Development: From Novice to Professional](http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10148)

This website: [CSS Layout Techniques: for Fun and Profit](http://glish.com/css/)

And [CSS Zen Garden](http://www.csszengarden.com/) for a clear demo of what’s possible with CSS.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-learning-css/404565/4 "2007-05-18T18:07:06Z")

</div>

For a lot of examples and a good reference, I like the [MSDN CSS reference](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/css/reference/attributes.asp) site. Of course, use it in FF and IE to see exactly how their examples work in both browsers.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![StinkyBurrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@StinkyBurrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StinkyBurrito)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-learning-css/404565/5 "2007-05-18T19:12:23Z")

</div>

I just found this site after surfing a little while. It is a large list of links to other css coding sites…

[http://www.dezwozhere.com/links.html](http://www.dezwozhere.com/links.html)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resources-for-learning-css/404565/6 "2007-05-18T19:16:06Z")

</div>

These guys [http://w3schools.com/](http://w3schools.com/) are a good source for all things webby including CSS. They’re not real advanced, but for getting help in that first step into a new world, they’re pretty good.