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With the influx of JavaScript libraries like jQuery and Prototype, a lot of the more basic elements of front-end development have fallen through the cracks. Gone are the days when we would sit down for a couple of hours to find a creative way to solve a CSS problem; now we immediately turn to JavaScript. Not to say that it’s a bad thing—it is what it is in the current state of web development. But sometimes we have to look back on those old techniques to find a new way of achieving a solution.

HTML tables have gained a new lease of life in the CSS era, now that they have been freed from misuse as a layout element. In this article, Jonathan demonstrates how you can use CSS to create exciting, colorful tables, which will work successfully across browsers, as well as taking a peek at what the future holds.

CSS Borders - Add borders to your tables, cells, images, iframes etc.

Nowadays, pure CSS3 menus still very popular. Mostly – this is UL-LI based menus.

Learn how to turn a list into a menu with hovers.