Book Details
Author : Antony Kennedy, Inayaili de Leon
Publisher's : Apress
Edition : First
Published on : April 27, 2011
ISBN-10 : 1430232889
ISBN-13 : 978-1430232889
Language : English
No of Page : 432
Book Formate : PDF
File Size : 8.62 MB
Compression : 7z

Books Description :
Although web standards-based websites can scale effectively—and basic CSS will give you basic results—there are considerations and obstacles that high traffic websites must face to keep your development and hosting costs to a minimum. There are many tips and tricks, as well as down-to-earth best practice information, to make sure that everything runs quickly and efficiently with the minimum amount of fuss or developer intervention. Targeted at “high traffic” websites—those receiving over 10,000 unique visitors a day—Pro CSS for High Traffic Websites gives you inside information from the professionals on how to get the most out of your web development team.

The book covers the development processes required to smoothly set up an easy-to-maintain CSS framework across a large-volume website and to keep the code reusable and modular. It also looks at the business challenges of keeping branding consistent across a major website and sustaining performance at a premium level through traffic spikes and across all browsers. Defensive coding is considered for sites with third-party code or advertising requirements. It also covers keeping CSS accessible for all viewers, and examines some advanced dynamic CSS techniques.

What you’ll learn

The value of process
Making reusable, robust, and modular CSS
How to maximize the performance of your site
Integrating with third parties
How to keep branding consistent
Best practices for cross-browser and accessible CSS
Dynamic CSS techniques
Who this book is for
This book is for Web developers building and maintaining premium, successful, high-traffic websites using web standards. This book will also help team leaders responsible for code that will be shared over multiple projects, as well as project managers with a high churn of contract staff.

Table of Contents

The Value of Process
CSS Style Guide
Fundamentals
Frameworks and Integration
Brand Implementation
CSS and Accessibility
Devices
Performance
Dynamic CSS
Testing and Debugging
Creating your CSS
Appendix 1: CSS Standards Guide
Appendix 2: Accessibilitiy Guidelines
Appendix 3: Browser Support Guidelines
Appendix 4: Development Process