CSS2 and Core Styles

[Jerry Kuntz]

Roy Tennant wrote:
[snip]
> So in a nutshell, I guess what I'm trying to say is this: 1) some of
> you may stay where you are for the forseeable future (believe it or
> not, there are *still* Gopher sites out there), 2) the majority will
> eventually climb the learning curve to style sheets and XML because
> there will be a clear and compelling benefit to be gained. Of the
> second group, there will be early adopters like Thomas Dowling and
> others; there will be those who will follow on and take advantage of
> the templates and tools they develop (my guess is that Greg McGowan
> falls here since he is already "reading about and playing with"
> CSS);  then there will be those that put off learning the new
> technology until they can't ignore it anymore. Where you fall is up
> to you to decide, but if you think that once you learn HMTL it is
> now ok to stop learning, you're wrong. You're very, very wrong.  
[snip]
I'd like to add that HTML has been a tremendously democratic standard
(Oh, OK, a near standard) in that it has been relatively easy for
neophytes, children, and the programming-disadvantaged (like myself)
to learn. How steep will the learning curve be for CSS and XML? How 
steep has it been for Java and javascript? What would the web look 
like today if building a site  required extensive programming 
experience? One answer--it'd look a lot like TV.

   Jerry Kuntz
   Ramapo Catskill Library System
   jkuntz at rcls.org