October 13, 2010 7:00 PM - 182 attended

Learn CSS...

Is CSS still a mystery to you?  Do you find yourself editing your styles over and over just to get them to display correctly in IE and Firefox?  Have you created a powerful application, and want it to look nice and clean?  Do you want to take your knowledge of CSS and Design to the next level?

In this presentation Rob Larsen will step through the basics of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS,) the visual language of the Web. Starting with the most fundamental concepts and finishing with concrete examples illustrating common patterns, this presentation will serve as a launching point for those new to CSS and will strengthen the understanding of the core principles for developer or designer more experienced with CSS.

In this event you will learn:

  • Basics of CSS
  • Design & Layout
  • Web Standards
  • Rich Visual Behaviors
  • CSS1, CSS2, CSS3
  • Frameworks, Abstractions, etc.
  • Dealing with cross browser support
  • Separation of style, content and behavior
  • Testing
  • Tips & Tricks
  • Etc...

If you still fumble with CSS and want to take your experience to the next level, then this event is for you. 

About the presenter:
Rob Larsen has more than 11 years of experience building and designing web sites and web applications. Currently he's a Consultant at Isobar, working for some of the world's largest brands.

Prior to joining Isobar, Rob was the Principal Presentation Engineer at Cramer. At Cramer, Rob and his team produced standards-based, accessible and SEO-friendly sites and rich media applications. Before that, Rob worked for several years as a consultant for clients like Compete, Duracell, Gillette, Boston's Museum of Science, PC Connection, RSA Security, State Street Corporation and Webex.

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Agenda:
6:30 - 7:00 : Doors open, socializing
7:00 - 7:15 : Announcements
7:15 - 8:45 : Presentation
8:45 - 9:00 : Questions
9:00 - ???? : Beers somewhere?

182 attended
4.00 4.0017 (17 ratings)
  • Event Host
    Michael Bourque
    Organizer, Organizer
    I want to thank Rob Larson for taking us through an introduction to CSS and the many tips and tricks he provided us. Even though I am skilled in CSS, I learned many things I hadn't known about - specifically about the order precedence and cascading algorithms. Oh and TRBL - that's a good one! Only problem was that I couldn't see all the demo slides as the projector was having issues with too much brightness. However, Rob was able to handle these issues and was able to talk about the concepts pretty well. We had great food sponsorship from JobSpring and Workbridge, where they provided over 30 pizza's and drinks for the event. We also had about 15 people join us at the bar for great drinks and discussion. I think the meetup was a success. Thank you to Rob Larson for his presentation, Bocoup Loft for the venue space, and thank you to our sponsor for the food.
  • Event Host
    rob larsen
    Friend of Boston PHP, Past presenter
  • Diverboston
    It was a shame that I couldn't see the examples with the code. But the fact that I got to attend this meetup for free was very nice. Thanks.
  • Ronald Verge
    Webmaster, Videographer, Co-Organizer
    Rob did an excellent presentation. The slides on the meetup site that Rob uploaded are great too--see the link. Ron
  • Debbie
    Although the overhead display issues were frustrating, I think Rob navigated through this unforeseen challenge quite gracefully and that he was articulate under the circumstances. It was a vast topic to cover in a short time - as a CSS beginner, I wasn't overwhelmed, but I found that it was great overview with more advanced topics woven throughout the presentation. I felt encouraged to move ahead in learning more about CSS. Thank you!
  • Ron Yeany
    Problems with the overhead display were unfortunate, because it was a huge distraction.
  • Samuel Shirley
    +1 guest
    The presentation was good. The speaker knew his stuff. He took questions well and kept the talk upbeat. The visuals were kind of bad however. Not really his fault. However, I would suggest in the future that presenters avoid text on a white background. Made it difficult to impossible to follow along. But great content.
  • Dan
    I think it was a great general presentation on the subject matter. I beleive Rob is like many of us techies and is better at programming than presenting :). He seemed a bit apprehensive and I think that took a bit of focus away from the talk, unfortunatelty. I think the issues with being able to see the slides and JSfiddle examples on the projected screen made the talk harder to follow along so we need to figure out how to get around that problem. All in all, it was defintely beneficial.
  • Chris
    I've been using CSS for a few years, learning details as needed. This talk was a helpful summary and provided great references for tools, best practices, and tutorials.
  • K. Adam White
    +1 guest
    Quality talk, if a little tough for beginners to follow. Talk started very late... announcements are awesome, but it was almost 8 by the time the presentation began.
  • Michael
    Checked-in
  • Stevie Black
    +1 guest
  • Chris Willard
    Friend of Boston PHP
  • Jan
  • PL
  • Tan
  • Barry Mullan
    Agile Scrum Expert!
  • Christopher Swenor
    Friend of Boston PHP

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