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Haven't read anything from Meyer in quite a while now. For younger and newer devs, back in '07-'08, Eric Meyer created one of the first popular CSS resets whic
by andrewmcwatters 3y ago
Haven't read anything from Meyer in quite a while now.
For younger and newer devs, back in '07-'08, Eric Meyer created one of the first popular CSS resets which helped normalize differences between browser vendors.
I run into a lot of front-end devs now who aren't aware of this history. Probably worth mentioning at this point now.
- antod 3y agoI was thinking more of him authoring those original O'Reilly CSS books (with the trout or salmon covers) that really dug into understanding box models etc and distinguished it's readers from those who just aimlessly prodded around.
- andrewmcwatters 3y agoYep. I remember him being called a CSS guru at the time, which I'm sure is what allowed his reset to take off.
- LocalPCGuy 3y agoI saw someone else mentioned his books, but he also was one of the main people behind the CSS 1 test suite (1998) that gave browser manufacturers tests they could target to ensure they were properly rendering to the CSS spec. That went on to eventually evolve into or inspire (can't remember) the CSS acid test that was used for CSS 2 and 3.