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Title: HTML 4 Bible (with CD-ROM) by Bryan Pfaffenberger, Bill Karrow ISBN: 0-7645-3473-4 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.85 (27 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Found a number of new things and a few shortcuts as well.
Comment: Teaching HTML for the past 5 years I have certainly found that there very few really in depth reference manuals, this book does have some really nice features, however at the same time there things that confused me about the book.
One thing I found odd was the 4 pages covering XML/XSL, after reading this I think the author could have left this out of the book and expanded and very good section on severs and server options.
Part III, development of pages with HTML is very good with fairly good coverage of each section. In the next edition they should bring some of the web editors more up to date. One section I found to very well written is Part IV or CSS, the authors seem to have everything covered here.
Part VII - cross browsers, deal with DHTML and JavaScript, I found this section to be okay but certainly more, much more information should have been included. One of the most impressive sections of the book is Appendices A through G, which is by far the best breakdown of attributes, CSS syntax, color and hex conversion I have ever seen.
The cd included is mostly made up of trial version of software and most of the software has newer version available, so this will also need fixing for the next release. Overall, since I don't need the eval software, I found that the book certainly serves a purpose and for those new to the HTML arena this book should be helpful.
Rating: 1
Summary: A Mediocre reference. Beginners Beware!
Comment: I was a beginner when I bought this book and figured I could get pretty much what I needed from a "bible." In fact, I found this book to be poorly organized, full of omissions and very confusing to follow. The authors are so excited about CSS that they give HTML short shrift... not good for a book on HTML. I also encountered a lot of fluff on usability that could have been left out, but I suppose bibles are supposed to be thick to justify the price. The chapter on tables totally omits any reference to page layout with tables, something I find really unbelievable. I guess the authors think that CSS makes layout with tables a thing of the past. As a reference I guess this book is okay but it suffers from poor organization. Frankly, I was upset that I spent this much money on such a marginal book.
Rating: 3
Summary: Sequels are not always good.
Comment: Was this book really written by the same guy who wrote "Publish It On the Web"? I was hoping for an update with the same more great tables and an easy to digest format. Ooops! Silly me. If you got a great beginning from Mr. Pfaffenberger, as I did, and are hoping for more screen shot demos of code, you'll be as disappointed as I am. The authors probably should take their own advise on writing concisely (Page 208). The only probelm is that I am not sure what they said on Page 208 or anywhere else. Or maybe they're like my grad school professors who thought if you had to ask a question, you probably weren't a good candidate for the class. So, don't look for this book to teach, just to recap what they assume you already know.
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Title: JavaScript Bible, 4th Edition by Danny Goodman ISBN: 0764533428 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: JavaScript Examples Bible: The Essential Companion to JavaScript Bible by Danny Goodman ISBN: 0764548557 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fifth Edition by Elizabeth Castro ISBN: 0321130073 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: PHP Bible, 2nd Edition by Tim Converse, Joyce Park ISBN: 0764549553 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 11 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: XML Bible (2nd Edition) by Elliotte Rusty Harold ISBN: 0764547607 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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