Rachel Andrew
Rachel Andrew is a Director of edgeofmyseat.com, a UK web development consultancy and creators of the small content management system, Perch. She is the author of a number of web design and development books including The CSS3 Anthology for SitePoint and the CSS3 Layout Modules Pocket Guide to be published by Five Simple Steps in January 2013.
When not writing about business and technology on her blog at rachelandrew.co.uk or speaking at conferences, you will usually find Rachel out for a run, as she has a London Marathon place for 2013.
Articles by Rachel Andrew
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18 12/2012 Giving Content Priority with CSS3 Grid Layout
Rachel Andrew unwraps the CSS3 grid layout module and sets out how its new properties can break the ties between source order and layout, and rescue us from the quaking ground of floats. Support is limited to IE10 right now, but Christmas and New Year are times for looking forward to the future.
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20 12/2009 Cleaner Code with CSS3 Selectors
Rachel Andrew illustrates how, as more modern browsers come online, CSS3 selectors can be used to get some of the junk out of our front and back-end code, and how JavaScript can be used to provide a fall back for older browsers.
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2 12/2006 Faster Development with CSS Constants
Rachel Andrew delves into the world of CSS generation and looks at some CSS techniques that will prevent you from tearing your hair out as well giving you more time to shop for a hat to cover the bald patches.
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4 12/2005 CSS Layout Starting Points
Rachel Andrew discusses an approach to rapid and reliable CSS development. Save hours of layout work and testing on your next CSS build – time that could be better spent roasting chestnuts or baiting children.