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The problem with the book is that I'm not sure who the audience is. If you already know HTML and CSS, the majority of the book is probably beneath you. If you're new, then it might be over your head as it explores topics instead of really getting into the "how to" side of things.
There's enough good information to
Credit where credit is due: this is a great looking book. The layout and design are top notch, is easy to read and there are plenty of illustrations and examples of everything discussed.The problem with the book is that I'm not sure who the audience is. If you already know HTML and CSS, the majority of the book is probably beneath you. If you're new, then it might be over your head as it explores topics instead of really getting into the "how to" side of things.
There's enough good information to make it worth reading. The CSS section, in particular, has some good tips and even if you've been playing with web design for awhile, there's some good information on where HTML 5 is heading. It's a quick and easy read as well, so even if you don't gain a whole lot from the book, you'll probably gain enough to make it worth the time you invested.
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Update 1: This book is a nice snapshot of HTML in 2011, but enough has changed since then that this book is now well out of date. I think this book gives you some easy access to some of the basics, but that's about it. If I were to pick up this book now, it would
My original review: "A great, minimalist guide to web development with lush attention to print design. It's like a book-sized magazine written for the classroom, but it's mercifully much easier to read than any textbook on the subject."Update 1: This book is a nice snapshot of HTML in 2011, but enough has changed since then that this book is now well out of date. I think this book gives you some easy access to some of the basics, but that's about it. If I were to pick up this book now, it would not tell me what I need to know in order to write good HTML and CSS.
Update 2 (2016): I think the time for books on HTML and CSS is over. Sites like Codecademy (free), Code School (subscription-based), and numerous other online learning sites (many of those free to use) do a much better job teaching you all the things that an updated version of this book would attempt to teach. Things like learning AngularJS and Bootstrap to create a JSON-driven website that utilizes the Model View View-Model (MVVM) pattern should be a more hands-on experience than reading a book. The most valuable learning I've received about HTML and CSS is simply through doing tutorials on modern web technologies, combined with troubleshooting any problems I encounter with resources like StackOverflow, W3Schools, the Mozilla Developer's Network, etc. When you build something, you learn how to build. That is the software development paradigm.
Update 3 (2018): Ok, ok, the time for books on HTML and CSS is not over. At least for CSS, I think you should check out "CSS in Depth" by Keith J. Grant if you're looking for good advice and distilled knowledge on how to use CSS effectively in web development, especially when scaling up to large web applications. Note that "CSS in Depth" won't cover all the angles that this reviewed book implies, but neither does this book!
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*deep breath*
yes, it seems I am not destined to be a coder. reaaaally bummed about that. :P
For the love of all that is good in this world, NO ONE ASK ME TO ACTUALLY USE ANYTHING I READ IN THIS TEXTBOOK 'CAUSE I UNDERSTOOD NONE OF IT.*deep breath*
yes, it seems I am not destined to be a coder. reaaaally bummed about that. :P
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18 August 2018
Another university text book, and honestly, I probably shouldn't go on a rant about university text books, particularly since that everything these books tend to contain can pretty much be found, for free, on the internet. As you can probably tell, this book is basically all about web development, though this book is more about how to make a website look pretty as opposed to actually making the website do funky stuff. Yet, in reality, our lecturers and tuto
Make Your Website Pretty18 August 2018
Another university text book, and honestly, I probably shouldn't go on a rant about university text books, particularly since that everything these books tend to contain can pretty much be found, for free, on the internet. As you can probably tell, this book is basically all about web development, though this book is more about how to make a website look pretty as opposed to actually making the website do funky stuff. Yet, in reality, our lecturers and tutors never seem to refer to this book in particular, but rather refer us to w3 schools, namely because pretty much everything you need to know about web development is located there.
However, as a book, it is laid out pretty well, and isn't anywhere near as dense as some of these other text books that I have landed up with are. Mind you, like all university text books, I highly doubt that I am ever going to actually look at them again after I finish my degree, particularly since web development really isn't a field that I want to get into. Anyway, with content management systems such as Wix, among others, one wonders whether there is going to be a job for web developers in the future.
Actually, that is probably a silly question, because of course there is going to be work for web developers, though I do get the impression that while there is an awful lot of work out there for them, having an university degree isn't something you really need to actually create web pages. In fact, there are a bunch of students (post-millennials mind you) that have been writing web pages since they were 12 years old. Honestly, that isn't at all surprising, considering I technically fall into that category, though when I was 12 years old the internet as we know it today basically didn't exist – it was all dial up modems and bulletin boards. Actually, it was the era of the Commodore 64, and the shady back room deals at high school where we would exchange disks containing pirated software.
The thing is that I'm one of those people that learn not so much by reading, but rather by doing, which is why I'm actually enjoying university – what we are learning we pretty much have to put into practice with regards to our assignments. Mind you, I'm dreading my web programming assignment, particularly since design really isn't something that is my forte, though I'm going to do my best to produce something that is really, really pretty. However, the catch is that while you can work in pairs, team work in first year can be really hit and miss, particularly with the number of people that actually drop out of university in their first year. I would provide a link to the website, just so you can see how bad it is, but unfortunately it is password protected, so I guess I'm just going to have to leave it for my lecturer, and fellow students.
Oh, and one thing that I have learnt about web development is that there are a lot of no no's out there, and a lot of things that I have no choice but to do when I am writing something on, say, Blogger. Well, I could create my own website, but honestly, Google (and Wordpress) have done all of the hard work for me so all I have to do is simply write stuff, so I won't bother. Still, I do wonder what I can get away with Javascript on those sites.
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The only complaint I have after reading (almost the entire) book is that now, I'm not really sure where to start. It would be helpful as a sort of last step for the au
This book is the most straight-forward introduction to HTML and CSS that I have found. I started reading a few other books before finding this one, and they all start with lots of unnecessary background information (What is a browser? How does the World Wide Web work?) before getting into the actual "how to" of creating a web page.The only complaint I have after reading (almost the entire) book is that now, I'm not really sure where to start. It would be helpful as a sort of last step for the author to say, "Now that I've told you all of these things, here's where you should start." But I can also see where it doesn't make sense to do that because everyone is reading the book for different reasons. I guess you just start by writing some HTML and then some CSS to go along with that HTML, upload all those files to your web hosting server, and voila, you have your website. In theory.
Either way, this book has really helped me get started with a web project that I volunteered to take on but have been procrastinating for the past four months. I can't say that the HTML or CSS I'm writing is probably the cleanest at this very early stage, and I'm constantly having to go back and look up pretty much everything, but I have a website started, and I have this book to thank for that!
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Things are even better, when added to the fact that overall, it was pleasure to read too. It is hard to put down a book when it's almost perfectly tuned. The only times I accomplished the feat, was through sheer exhaustion and later in the book, when I had to try out some of the trickier but simply explained examples. Really this book is brilliant.
The beauty of i
The first thing that struck me about this book was that it's beautiful. I kid you not. A coding design manual that's visually stunning.Things are even better, when added to the fact that overall, it was pleasure to read too. It is hard to put down a book when it's almost perfectly tuned. The only times I accomplished the feat, was through sheer exhaustion and later in the book, when I had to try out some of the trickier but simply explained examples. Really this book is brilliant.
The beauty of it is this book is a simple read. It takes the complex and often time frustrating world of HTML and CSS and distills it. Everything is broken down and examined steadily, leaving you refreshed by complexities as well as the simpler points.
There were some minor niggles near the end of the book. "Two" or "three" headings that were miss-labeled or incorrectly positioned. A obvious typo referencing a non-existent tag. These were only obvious because the work, as a whole, is so very close to impeccable
The best thing I can say about this book, is this. I will read it again. Soon. I totally expect to enjoy it the second time as well.
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So, I grabbed this book. It is awesome.
+ It's both a how-to and a reference book.
+ It's introductory and has more in-depth information.
+ It looks great with tons of color examples.
+ It has
I had some website work to do, and I decided to do it "right" (just to be clear... those are sarcastic quotes). The "right" (again) way to do website is to separate form form content by using HTML combined with CSS. Now, CSS is pretty obnoxious, but once you climb the learning curve, it is an attractive model.So, I grabbed this book. It is awesome.
+ It's both a how-to and a reference book.
+ It's introductory and has more in-depth information.
+ It looks great with tons of color examples.
+ It has the code to create each example right there for you.
+ It has answered every question that I've bumped into.
+ It has a great index with a couple of reference sections like CSS properties.
This is one of the best tech books I've used. "A nicer way to learn"... so the author says on his website. Huzzah to that!
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i think it's the best book for HTML and CSS .
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I didn't read every word of it, but given more time and energy I totally would have.
Easily the best textbook of my MLIS.
If you are in the market for a HTML/CSS book that will actually make you excited about HTML/CSS, get this book. It's so beautiful and simple and makes coding look beautiful and simple.I didn't read every word of it, but given more time and energy I totally would have.
Easily the best textbook of my MLIS.
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My understanding of web design started through a CSS lens. In retrospect, beginning to learn web design by understanding the power and capabilities of the structure first—through HTML—would have been a much better first step.
Highly recommend
I wish I had this when I was starting out. My first book about web design was CSS for Dummies, and it opened my eyes to possibilities. After a few years of not touching any HTML or CSS directly, this has been a wonderful refresher to get making things again.My understanding of web design started through a CSS lens. In retrospect, beginning to learn web design by understanding the power and capabilities of the structure first—through HTML—would have been a much better first step.
Highly recommend to anyone who thinks they can't make a website, or curious how easy it is. This is a step by step explanation for any sort of "first steps into the web" and a wonderful refresher on the basics for anyone looking to freshen' up.
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I won a copy of this book in a Twitter contest from The East Wing podcast, one of my fa
This is the most visually pleasing web design book I've ever read. It's logically organized and explains concepts well, using simple terms, code examples, and beautiful illustrations. I wish I had had it when I was first learning HTML and CSS. The book focuses on the fundamentals of HTML and CSS (including some HTML5 and CSS3), but there are also a handful of pages about the design process, SEO, and analytics.I won a copy of this book in a Twitter contest from The East Wing podcast, one of my favorite web design podcasts. The author appeared in Episode 11: The Book Process with Jon Duckett.
Stock photos
• iStock Photo
• Getty Images
• Veer
• Stock.XCHNG
• Fotolia
Browser testing
• Adobe BrowserLab (free)
• Browsershots (free)
• CrossBrowserTesting (paid)
Text
• Leave body text at 16px, then adjust other font sizes using a scale.
• Setting font size in pixels is the best way to ensure that it appears as you intend, because percentages and ems vary depending on the text size set in the browser.
• Line-height should be 1.4 - 1.5em.
• Hide text with text-indent: -9999px.
Open source font sources
• Font Squirrel
• Fontex
• Open Font Library
• Google Web Fonts
Commercial font sources
• Typekit
• Kernest
• Fontspring
Styling tables
• Give cells padding.
• Make headings bold and uppercase, and add a background color or underline.
• Shade alternating rows.
• Use text-align to right-align numeric columns.
Styling forms
Use formalize.me to style forms consistently across browsers.
Aligning form controls (view source in this example to see HTML and CSS)
• Add the class "title" to elements containing form titles.
• Float the title class to the left.
• Set the width on the title class so they're all the same width.
• Use text-align to align titles to the right, and use padding to put a gap between titles and form controls.
• Set the width and use padding-bottom to put vertical space between rows.
• Right-align the submit button.
Online wireframe tools (paid)
• Mockingbird
• Lovely Charts
SEO
On-page SEO
• Keywords should be in these places:
• Page title
• URL
• Headings
• Text (2-3 times in body)
• Link text
• Image alt text
• Meta descriptions
Off-page SEO
• Get other sites to link to yours, especially sites with related content.
• Links containing keywords are more relevant.
• Make sure words in links to your sites also appear on the page linked to.
Analytics
Direct traffic is traffic that didn't come from another site. The visitor may have typed the URL, or clicked a link in an email or document.
4 stars
Same goes for responsive design, you can sense that the author does not assume a lot of website visitors would be using devi
I've received a lot of recommendations of this book concerning HTML and CSS for starters. Truth be told, it does cover the fundamental grounds for front end development concerning HTML and CSS, though sadly it's the first and latest edition, released in 2011 I believe. Pretty outdated. Coverage of HTML5 and semantic elements is very poor and not convincing to adopt either.Same goes for responsive design, you can sense that the author does not assume a lot of website visitors would be using devices with various screen sizes.
All of the latter is excused due to the release date, the web was a lot different back then.
All in all, great book if it were ~2011, decent book at the present times. Though I would not recommend it, I read it out of curiosity and the numerous recommendations.
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Lastly, the pages are laid out awesomely. You know you're reading the work of someone with great design skills when perusing these concise infographic-like pages.
The book begins at an introductory level and is targeted at the beginner or user who has some basic knowledge and wants to learn to build a website from scratch using a text editor such as notepad. The fi
The first thing I noticed when I opened the book was how it looked. It is visually stunning with full color, glossy pages and large, easy to read type. Examples of code are placed next to a picture of what it will look like when viewed in a web browser making it easy for the reader to visualize.The book begins at an introductory level and is targeted at the beginner or user who has some basic knowledge and wants to learn to build a website from scratch using a text editor such as notepad. The first section is an introduction to HTML and the basic structure of a web page. The presentation is clear and the instruction is easy to understand. In the first half of the book the reader goes through the process of creating a page using HTML. The second half of the book introduces CSS, what it does and how it works. CSS controls the design of the web page, makes it more attractive and visually appealing.
This book is also a great reference manual for those who already know a little HTML and want to have more control over the appearance of their webpage or blog. This is what I want to learn from this book. I've taken a few online tutorials and know enough to make basic changes but I would like to do more with design and create my own stylesheets.
I am also learning more about making some simple modifications in appearance on my blog. I am using a standard template and there are some things I would like to change. For example, I learned to increase or decrease font sizes and change border colors around images or remove them altogether by using the "style" attribute. This is done using the HTML Editor in my control panel instead of the visual editor and the book explains what code you need to do it.
Online support is available and examples of code can be downloaded. There are also video demos, tutorials, and reference tools. Whether you are a beginner or already have a blog or webpage and want to change or update its appearance, this book would be a useful resource.
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I found the material to be presented clearly and concisely. It should be noted that there are no practice problems. The pa
This book was a required text for my university level introductory website development course. I purchased the ebook for use on my iPad and had no issues with the digital text. I had previously done some work with websites via Wordpress, but I had extremely limited experience with HTML and CSS. I did have some experience with other programming languages like Java and Python.I found the material to be presented clearly and concisely. It should be noted that there are no practice problems. The page layout is absolutely superb. There is a lot of whitespace, so don't be intimidated by the high page count. Whereas most textbooks are dense and a slog to get through, this textbook was a genuine joy to read. The text is well supplemented by the accompanying website.
The primary issue I found with this text is that some of the information is outdated. All in all, I would recommend this text to anyone wanting to get started with basic website development.
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It starts teaching you what is the web and how the web works, how your browser works and what happens if you asked for a specific website.
Then it takes you through the process of coding a website which is divided into two sections:
- The first one is the HTML section
- The second one is the CSS section
Through th
It starts teaching you what is the web and how the web works, how your browser works and what happens if you asked for a specific website.
Then it takes you through the process of coding a website which is divided into two sections:
- The first one is the HTML section
- The second one is the CSS section
Through the book, the writer mentioned some of the new features of HTML5 and CSS3.
After finishing the coding part, the writer comes to some tips about building a successful and a good looking website. Then he tells you what do you need to put your website online and how to track the visitors come to.
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I did spot a few typos within the book. Sadly these typos were in importance areas. For example the book stated that the value for an Alpha value within HSLA were from 0.0 to 1.5, rather than 1.0 as reflected by W3 publications. The ebook also had a typo in the introductory chapters stating that HTML5 was released in 2000, over a decade early.
Very helpful from an overview and conceptual standpoint. Poor proofreading of this book makes me concerned that th
Helpful and quick guide to HTML and CSS.I did spot a few typos within the book. Sadly these typos were in importance areas. For example the book stated that the value for an Alpha value within HSLA were from 0.0 to 1.5, rather than 1.0 as reflected by W3 publications. The ebook also had a typo in the introductory chapters stating that HTML5 was released in 2000, over a decade early.
Very helpful from an overview and conceptual standpoint. Poor proofreading of this book makes me concerned that there may be concepts I learned incorrectly in other places that simply didn't stand out to me.
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As a design-student, I completely fell in love with this books layout as well, and will probably not only refer to it while making websites, but also for layout- and book-design.
This is a superb book for learning HTML and CSS. It's unlike any other programming-type book I have ever seen, with a beautiful and tidy design that really helps the reader understand the concept of coding. There is nothing included in this book that doesn't have to be there.As a design-student, I completely fell in love with this books layout as well, and will probably not only refer to it while making websites, but also for layout- and book-design.
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