A List Apart is a fantastic blog that recently released version 5.0 which brought a great new design. A List Apart explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices.
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Pros
Pro High quality writing
A List Apart has a difficult review process for their articles that insures well written, helpful articles from established industry professionals.
Pro Topics cover a wide range
A List Apart covers a range of topics beneficial to those learning web design, with some topics having 100's of posts that cover the category. Categories include Process, Content, Industry and more.
Cons
Con Not as relevant anymore
In recent years, the site's content has shifted from talking about real-world examples, nuances and discussions about low-level ideas to generalizations and overall, commonly accepted theories about web design.