Title: Well-written overview for savvy readers
Review: I didn't pay for this book (I checked it out from my local library), and I started reading at Chapter 7 (XML and CSS), but I enjoy the author's style. Having written a couple of technical books myself, I understand the pressure to just parrot the spec or the manual and I am pleased to see that Simpson brings real thoughtfulness to his subject. Instead of describing the syntax of CSS, he explains "the style problem" that led to SGML and offers one reason why HTML is more popular than earlier technologies. Then he describes the syntax.Reading other, more negative reviews, I wanted to add my positive opinion of the book. Perhaps some of those who were disappointed were hoping for more of a verbose spec, or a canned application. I prefer the thoughtful FAQ that this book seems to be.
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