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HTML, XHTML, and CSS All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.74
EAN: 9780470186275
Feature: ISBN13: 9780470186275
ISBN: 0470186275
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 960
Publication Date: 2008-05-05
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
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Want to build a killer Web site? Want to make it easy to keep your site up to date? You'll need to know how CSS, HTML, and XHTML work together. HTML, XHTML, and CSS All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies makes that easy too! These eight minibooks get you started, explain standards, and help you connect all the dots to create sites with pizzazz.

This handy, one-stop guide catches you up on XHTML basics and CSS fundamentals. You'll learn how to work with Positionable CSS to create floating elements, margins, and multi-column layouts, and you'll get up to speed on client-side programming with JavaScript. You'll also get the low-down on server side programming with PHP, creating a database with MySQL, and using Ajax on both client and server sides. You'll find out how to:

  • Use templates and validators
  • Manage information with lists and tables
  • Turn lists of links into button bars
  • Add style color and borders
  • Create variables for data
  • Add motion with basic DOM animation
  • Work with arrays
  • Add Flash functionality with AFLAX
  • Build and manage a multipage site
  • Choose and run your own server

You don't need expensive or complicated software or a super-powerful computer to build a Web site that does all sorts of amazing things. All you need is a text editor and the clear, step-by-step guidance you'll find in HTML, XHTML, and CSS All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies.
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Summary: Solid foundation
Comment: This book allowed me to make my first foray into web development, and it continues to be a good desk reference, since inevitably I'll forget some required attribute when building various pages. I still haven't gotten through the last two minibooks, but if you have no knowledge of how the internet works, you can start from page 1 and read the first 6 minibooks, and then write your own webpage. This book really does explain it that well. My only complaint is that the book explains things so simply that if you want to really start making your webpage look good, you'll come up a bit short. I've bought an additional book for php so that I can do more advanced programming, and I'm starting to learn Adobe Fireworks so I can do some more attractive layouts. For the rough basics, however, this was a great buy.
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Summary: Excellent
Comment: This is an excellent book on Web programming. Don't let the title fool you, this book covers programming concepts far beyond HTML and CSS. Before I read it, I was confused by the dizzying array of web languages out there. Why in the world would a website use five different languages? This book brings clarity to the issue, explaining the purpose of each language and how to use it.

I have only one problem with the book. There are two full "programming" languages taught: JavaScript and PHP. The PHP section seems to be written for someone learning their first programming language, with concepts explained thoroughly and plenty of analogies. The JavaScript section, while teaching the same concepts but in JavaScript, seems to assume a basic understanding of programming. Here's the problem: The Javascript section is first. I didn't care because I understood programming basics before reading the book, but I can see how someone else would be confused. The whole book holds your hand, you don't need any prior knowledge, until the JavaScript section where you seem to be thrown in the deep end. Then the later PHP section goes back and gently eases you into programming. It's quite odd.

But the book as a whole is fantastic.
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Summary: Great start!
Comment: I was able to jump right in with this book. The author writes well and he helps you mark the milestones with activities. It is lots of info, but handled in a way that is not overwhelming. You can put the book down and pick it up again without feeling like you have to start over.
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Summary: Dummies Series Great Help for Web Designers
Comment: My passion has always been to design web sites, but it has been eleven years since I took web design in college. Obviously, there have been many changes in the past eleven years in web languages, and I felt the HTML, XHTML and CSS for Dummies book would be my best source for getting my web site, [...], acceptable. I am still diligently working on this site, and reference this book daily for web design sources and understanding. I can't imagine using any other books at this stage of web designing. HTML, XHTML, and CSS for Dummies has answered all my questions, and has helped me understand the new and complex design options for the apprentice web designer. I highly recommend this book for those starting out or have been away from web design for a while.
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Summary: Excellent Guide on Building a Web Site
Comment: This book will take you from zero to hero in understanding how to build a robust, standards compliant website. While it does not cover every possible nuance of web site building, it gives you a firm grounding in the basic technologies and contains more than enough information to give you full command of the environment. After completing this book HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, AJAX, and others will be familiar and well understood concepts. The author also introduces some excellent free, open source tools that are invaluable in increasing your productivity. The book is written in a clear, well organized style with some light touches of humor thrown in. It is a joy to read.
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