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JessicaM
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I *adore* the power and functionality of CSS, yet since browsers are constantly being updated, how do you CSS experts stay up on the different CSS tags' performance in each of the respective browsers?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

-JessicaM

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Staying up to date on CSS browser compatibility

Short answer:
Test, test, test... Validate, validate, validate.
BTW... not a CSS expert LOL

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Validation Site?

What validation site do people recommend? And also, once a site is validated on the validator, then that means it is using the proper CSS codes, correct? Is that the function of a validator? (forgive me, I am still learning...)

Thanks for your help!

-Jessica

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Staying up to date on CSS browser compatibility

Hi JessicaM,
Validation makes sure you have the html and CSS correct but it can't ensure the browsers will display the page correctly.
A good idea is to download Mozilla Firefox and the web developers tool bar. It has many useful features amongst which are handy validation tools.

It's also a good idea to keep as many different versions of browsers as you can for testing.
And for the ones you can't get you could use Browsercam

Hope that helps