When developers push aside CSS to concentrate on JavaScript performance, they might be overlooking some great applications of CSS. This eBook, "CSS Essentials", explores some practical implementations of CSS, including usage of pseudo-elements in CSS, decoupling HTML from CSS, Modern CSS layouts with equal height columns, taming CSS selectors, and many others. These techniques will help improve both the performance and maintainability of your Web pages in various browsers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

- Backgrounds In CSS: Everything You Need To Know
- The Mystery Of The CSS Float Property
- The Z-Index CSS Property: A Comprehensive Look
- CSS Sprites: Useful Techniques, Or Potential Nuisance?
- Modern CSS Layouts: The Essential Characteristics
- Modern CSS Layouts, Part 2: The Essential Techniques
- Writing CSS For Others
- Decoupling HTML From CSS
- CSS Specificity And Inheritance
- Equal Height Column Layouts with Borders and Negative Margins in CSS
- !important CSS Declarations: How and When to Use Them
- CSS Sprites Revisited
- Learning To Use The :before And :after Pseudo-Elements In CSS
- Taming Advanced CSS Selectors
- Six CSS Layout Features To Look Forward To