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Title: HTML & XML for Beginners by Michael Morrison ISBN: 0-7356-1189-0 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 27 June, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Well explained, quickly assimilated
Comment: After designing a seven page read-only web site with Netscape Composer (which generates HTML source code) I found that potential Web hosts tended to become twitchy at the prospect of Composer's "inelegant code". Their concern is that not only would the code not be XHTML compliant (the standard for the future that is being implemented now), but that some of the code simply would not run on some browsers.
Swoon... I needed a quick fix book that would explain enough about XML and XHTML for me to go in and manually convert the Composer-generated HTML code for XHTML compliance. I also needed to be able to use a checking tool to verify that the altered/upgraded code would pass the test.
Thank goodness for Michael's book. My first bonus was discovering that Netscape 7.1 actually generates HTML 4.1 code, which is basically current. My second bonus was finding that Michael has a very readable style and gets to the point quickly. To be honest, I just speed scanned the vast majority of the book and used it as a reference guide while I dove in almost immediately to perform the XHTML conversion.
The way MM explains things, the conversion was a very simple process, and the icing on the cake is that he explains how to use the WC3 Validator online free checking service, which allows you to safely and simply upload your source code for a given web page, and have it checked in real time. One cute bonus from the Validator site is that when your code passes the test, you can download an icon indicating that your code for that page is XHTML 1.0 Transitional compliant.
I'm sure there are many good books out there of a similar nature, but for me, this book by Michael Morrison works for people who just want to get in there quickly and do it. Like many busy men and women, I don't have time to read War and Peace, and MM appears to understand that need for speed and clarity.
Finally, while there is some breezy humor and a very friendly feel to the book, it does not descend into the infantile 2 cent jokes and puns that some books have been known to contain.
Excellent.
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is exactly what a beginner needs!!
Comment: I must admit that when I decided to embark upon my adventures in web programming I was overwhelmed by the shear number of books on the topic of HTML & XML. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the style and approach of this book. Michael Morrison covers HTML, DHTML, XHTML, XML and CSS. But the book isn't limited to simply programming language, it also emphasizes the importance of style, content, appearance and special effects.
The author covers material in manageable portions, then displays the code, again in manageable portions, and follows up with easy to understand explanations that review the topic. This brilliant cycle is repeated through out the pages of each chapter. What is significant is that he puts all the code snippets from the chapter together at the end to show the reader what the end result is. And the reader can even follow along with a text editor to see his/her own work! The code is clean, the examples are easy to understand and the author is consistent. Bravo!
On the other hand, there were one or two topics that left me wanting for more information but I was readily able to facilitate my hunger by browsing the web. All in all, this book was a huge help and I recommend it supremely.
Rating: 5
Summary: Read this book you won't be dissapointed.
Comment: When I bought this book it is clearly written so you can understand the HTML and apply right away the techniques.
Don't bother with any other book.
Also if you are interested in learning beggining Java Script I would suggest you read this book first cause you can apply the material.
Of course the purpose of learning a program language is to be creative and make your own style or even to start a new career in programming.
This book will not dissapoint you. And you don't have to know any Java Script to make your web page more interactive.
I just recently bought "Jave Script for Dummies" and was very dissapointed. I was more than happy to return to reading and applying this book. It is not boring and you can learn to do your own forms. If you want to move to Java Script after you read this you should have an easier time understanding Java Script.
Also what I liked about this book was that it does not insult your intelligence. Thanks for this book I look forward to reading and building my web site.
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Title: Step by Step XML by Michael Young ISBN: 0735610207 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: HTML: A Beginner's Guide by Wendy Willard ISBN: 0072130261 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 15 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Marketing on the Internet: Your Seven-Step Plan for Suceeding in e-Business Now that the Hype is Over by Jan Zimmerman, Hoon Meng Ong ISBN: 1885068808 Publisher: Maximum Pr Pub. Date: 15 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Web Design: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guide. (Osborne McGraw-Hill)) by Wendy Willard ISBN: 0072133902 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Desktop Database Marketing by Jack Schmid, Alan Weber ISBN: 0844232351 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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