What resources would you recommend for a WPF/SL dev wanting to get into pure native HTML5/CSS development?

[ArielBH]

Hi all,
Let's get the ball rolling.
Let's start with that very first imporant question. What resources are
needed for a WPF/SL guy to make a transition to learn and sharpen is
"Web" abilities?

Ariel

[AdarWesley]

Hi,

I would suggest the following:
1. Learn Javascript. I have run into many experienced developers that
claim to know Javascript but
never heard of prototype or closure. If you don't know these two
terms inside out, you can't say
you really know Javascript. I always point people to the
following article that explains Javascript
basics very well: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163419.aspx

2. Learn about CSS Selectors and Specificity. In short, Selectors are
how you specify in CSS to
what the style applies to. The Specificity is what determins the
weights of the diferent styles
and by that which one will win, if more then one selector matchs.
Just search google for
"CSS Selectors Specificity" and you should find a lot of relevant
information.

---
Adar Wesley

[EisenbergEffect]

I would highly recommend reading Crockford's "Javascript: The Good
Parts" http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockford/dp/0596517742/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296426411&sr=8-1
Most developers only *think* they can write javascript code. This is
mainly because it looks like a C language but it acts very
differently. Recently I came across this blog http://howtonode.org/ I
would recommend reading through the series "Learning Javascript with
Object Graphs" as well as various other language specific posts that
you will find there.

[ArielBH]

I've now began reading those books:
1. Object-Oriented JavaScrip (http://www.amazon.com/Object-Oriented-
JavaScript-high-quality-applications-libraries/dp/1847194141)
2. JavaScript Patterns (http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Patterns-
Stoyan-Stefanov/dp/0596806752/ref=sr_1_1?
s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297089258&sr=1-1)
3. Smashing HTML5 (http://www.amazon.com/Smashing-HTML5-Magazine-Book/
dp/0470977272/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297089309&sr=1-1)

All update as I go.

On Jan 31, 12:29 am, EisenbergEffect <rob.eisenb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would highly recommend reading Crockford's "Javascript: The Good

> Parts"http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockford/dp/0596...