Most web developers out there start out just coding regular HTML. Hell, many web developers only knows how to code in HTML! But if you want to learn a new set of skills, learning how to put your site in a CMS solution, like WordPress, Drupal or Joomla, is the next logical step. But aside from learning an entirely new programming language, you also have to rethink the way you code HTML.

This is the first part in a series of articles that will teach you how to code dynamic HTML. Are you ready? Let’s go!
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This post might seem a bit unnecessary now that Internet Explorer 9 is right around the corner. But on the other hand – people are STILL using IE6 and IE7 and will continue to do so for a long time. So this is a skill that is necessary to know about.

I am all against those CSS hacks that exists out there. You know how it is – sometimes Internet Explorer just won’t behave as the other browsers. CSS hacks aren’t pretty and can screw things up. But you’ve got a job to do and a client that is waiting, so what do you do?

Enter conditional comments! A fool-proof way to serve different CSS files to different versions of Internet Explorer!
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This morning Microsoft released the beta of the long-awaited Internet Explorer 9. This is most likely their last ditch at reclaiming their ever decreasing user base.

Internet Explorer 9 is a completely different beast than before. Both the interface and the underlying engine has undergone a major overhaul. IE9 runs a lot faster, has a much smoother interface and better support for the up-and-coming HTML5 and CSS3.

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Do you wanna know my biggest enemy as a web developer? It’s not browser inconsistencies, nor is it stubborn designers. No, my biggest and most annoying enemy is a simple one – browser caching! While this is a good feature for the end-user that enables pages to load a lot faster by saving some information on the user’s hard drive, it drives me nuts when I’m updating a page. My carefully reworked style sheet just won’t load until after the user has reloaded the page and emptied their cache!

However, there is a solution to this problem that has other advantages as well, and I’m going to tell you all about it!

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Web galleries is a great way to get inspiration while working on a project. It doesn’t matter wheter you’re doing a design, coding HTML or even if you’re just doing some jQuery – CSS galleries are awesome!

Also, they’re not just pretty to look at – have a peek at the source code and spy on what other people are doing! You might get an idea or two for your own project.

However, please remember to not steal anything! I realize there’s a fine line between inspiration and duplication, but as long as you keep it in the back of your head, I’m sure you’ll have nothing to worry about.

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