Beginning Web Programming with HTML, XHTML, and CSS (Wrox Programmer to Programmer) @ richardeward.com

Beginning Web Programming with HTML, XHTML, and CSS (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)
by Jon Duckett
from Wrox

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Great teaching book
  Great introduction to front-end web programming using XHTML and CSS. It even gets into the nitty-gritty of SEO strategies, rating your site for child access, testing methods, and accessibility for the visually impaired. Also provides a good, although brief intro to JavaScript, database driven websites, and programming for mobile devices.
  Yes there is a lot of repetition and a bit of wandering back and forth across subjects, and yes it can be annoying. But most books in this genre are guilty of that.... more info

• Hard to follow
  I have gone from being frustrated with this title to disliking it intensely. I would suggest alternate materials such as the O'Reilly publication, "HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide."
  First, "BWP w/HTML, XHTML, and CSS" is dated. Its publication date is 2004. This text often complains that features "are not supported by browsers" that have since been updated. There are more current materials published within the last year. (And on the subject of browsers, I have not found a single mention of... more info

• Great intro for novice programmer
  I have only dabbled in programming before, mainly in C#. I am well-pleased with this book.
  PRO: 1. This book was a solid introduction to HTML and XHTML. What impressed me most is that the author gives you the fundamentals of the HTML language, and also teaches you modern Web methods using CSS.
  2. Follows a logical order, putting you into practice from the first chapter.
  3. Good primer for [...]and general web development for the new programmer. In fact, if you are interested in XML, I would... more info

• Serves it's purpose.....I like it
  I had an interest in web development years ago when I invested some time going through free html tutorials online. I also spent some money on a couple of books on html as well as JavaScript, but never finished what I started. About a month ago I purchased this book to get my feet wet again, and I have to say that this book served its purpose.
  The title does say "Beginning Web Programming..." and the material definitely fit the title. Having finished reading the XHTML and the CSS portion of this book I... more info

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