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CSS

Posted by Francis Byrne
Francis Byrne
2,758 Points

CSS Foundation - original edition

Anyone find that the CSS foundations (the original with Nick Petit) was really good!? I am a beginner and I couldn't follow the second one at all – it's really advanced for someone with no base knowledge :S

7 Answers

Nick Pettit
STAFF
Nick Pettit
Treehouse Teacher
Nick Pettit
Nick Pettit
Treehouse Teacher

Hey everyone,

I apologize for any confusion this has caused. We definitely appreciate the feedback and Guil Hernandez is ultimately responsible for his own content, so he'll make any modifications that are necessary to make his material more clear and understandable.

I replied to this issue in another thread if you're interested in reading more detail, but if you were actively engaged in the old CSS videos and you'd still like to watch them instead of the newly updated material, please email help@teamtreehouse.com and they'll provide you with download links to the videos.

Phil Rice
Phil Rice
5,536 Points
Phil Rice
Phil Rice
5,536 Points

i recently did the original css and the css3 courses and found them to be well paced and easy to follow. Its quite a lot to take in and remember so deffo requires putting it into practice to absorb it all. A reason I did those when i knew the new course was coming was because Im going to go through the new course also to help me retain the info - not taken a look at the new one yet though so cant compare.

novice J
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novice J
Courses Plus Student 2,551 Points
novice J
novice J
Courses Plus Student 2,551 Points

Hey Francis:

I am doing the new css foundations and it is pretty in depth and more advanced I think. I started with Nick Petit on the original one but never finished it before it got retired. I get most of the new one but it is a little more difficult to follow and I just can't quite figure out the units (especially relative ones). All this stuff is so new to me but I will keep going at it.

It is a bit more advanced but I just wish they kept the original one with Nick as well!

Francis Byrne
Francis Byrne
2,758 Points
Francis Byrne
Francis Byrne
2,758 Points

Yeah I wish they kept the original one as well. No harm in having both tutorials on there, right? Like, a beginner and an advanced course.

Dominic Leger
Dominic Leger
1,842 Points
Dominic Leger
Dominic Leger
1,842 Points

I agree the original one with Nick Petit is a lot easier to follow along. I wish they kept the original one too (or at least let you finish it before they retire it).

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

There's some great feedback here, that I bet Nick Pettit & Guil Hernandez would be interested in seeing.

Guil Hernandez
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Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher
Guil Hernandez
Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there,

Thank you all for the valuable feedback.

As Nick mentioned, I am responsible for maintaining this content, so I'll be reevaluating a lot of it once I wrap up "CSS Foundations" to make sure the lessons are as clear as possible.

Feel free to ping me in the forum or email [help@teamtreehouse.com](mailto: help@teamtreehouse.com) if you have any questions or feedback regarding CSS content.