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Summary: Head First Thumbs Up
Comment: This book was very unique in its presentation style which is very effective. Very easy to read and technically top notch. Beginners welcome here, but goes into advanced subject as well. A very comprehensive book.
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Summary: Fantastic Reference!
Comment: Textbook writers should be looking hard at the Head First series. They are fun, informative and incredibly effective. If you want to learn to create your own web pages, this is the best way to get you started. As a reference book, it lacks completeness, but as a tutorial it is fantastic.
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Summary: Lots of fluff, little skill building
Comment: Expect to learn a thing or two about CSS, that's about it. This book does not even cover drop down menus, which is a basic requirement for web design. Some of the most essential CSS tags are missing. CSS sample codes available all over the internet will teach better in more details at zero cost.
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Summary: Excellent Choice for a first book on HTML
Comment: I needed to put together a web page for my wife to use in her business and was seriously procrastinating over getting started because my only experience with web design was with a terrible WYSIWYG editor. I decided that if I was going to do it, I need to do it right which meant learning HTML. I tried a couple of courses that I found, even got the first draft of the page on the web; but I wasn't happy with it and I couldn't get it to do what I wanted.(After starting this book I found out they were teaching HTML 3.0) When I stumbled across this book I debated for a long time. Did I really want to spend $25-$35 and several evenings, just for one web site? I read the opening section about how the book was laid out to help you learn and decided to try it. I rarely make it farther into a book like this than is necessary to finish what ever project I am working on. Not so with this one - I finished the whole book, then went back and went over several sections. Now it is at the top of my HTML pile. If you want an enjoyable, entertaining course on (X)HTML and CSS and you are a complete novice (like I was), or are used to just slapping the HTML together and hoping it works and would like to learn to build pages that will validate under the latest W3 standards, then I would HIGHLY recommend this book.
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Summary: Needed to do some Refresher Training
Comment: I have experience in HTML and CSS; however, I had not dealt with them in some time (five years or so). I needed to find a book that would get to the basics, yet at the same time NOT be so exhaustive that I would find myself dozing. Can anyone blame me for not wanting to be bored to death by wordy descriptions?
I happened to be in a Borders bookstore when I found this little gem, and, needless to say, I do not regret buying it impulsively. (Though I do wish that I had purchased it here -- I'd have saved myself a lot of cash.) I went home directly that night and dove straight into it. I devoured the book in four days - it's 650 pages long, not including the index!
I have found this to be hands-down one of the best books on what could have potentially been a daunting subject. However, Elisabeth Freeman and Eric Freeman were so professional in the content they placed within this book and it's layout that I have NOTHING but positive things to say about this book. I was concerned about XHTML, and now I see I had nothing to be concerned about at all.
I've developed computer based training, and there are certain principles of instructional design that are important to adhere to -- namely engaging the student, challenging them to think outside of the box, building on concepts in a logical matter, and re-enforcing points so the student actually learns. The authors of this book do that and more.
In short, I highly, highly recommend this book to both the absolute novice and those like myself who've been away a bit. I also read a great deal of historical, biographical, and fictional books, and quite often I find that I dread the end of the book. For those considering buying this book, let me tell you something a bit odd... As I drew to the end of this book, I felt that same dread! I kid you not. This book was that good.
Needless to say, I will be purchasing more books from this title.
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