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Summary: Not what it's cracked up to be
Review: After reading the entire book, I am very disappointed. The book is not at all what it claims to be. As I read it, I kept waiting...It seemed every chapter said "..(blank) will be covered more in depth later on.." But (blank) was never covered at all, or when it was covered it referred back to the original reference, which was of no help. Perhaps more upsetting were the grammatical and typographical errors made. Also extremely frustrating was the misinformation or conflicting information given. There were a couple of places where the authors talk about the support from different browsers for certain elements etc. that were contradicted later on. For example, in one place the author says a certain element is supported only by IE 4, and later says that same element is supported by Netscape 4 and IE 3 and 4. The editing of this book was very poor, and more research should have been done into the practical application of the information presented to avoid the inaccurate info. given. This book could have been about 1/4 the size for the useful information it contained. A lot of unnecessary junk was included and a lot of necessary information left out.
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Summary: Not So Good
Review: Comparing to other books of the Bible family, this book is not satisfactory. It's short of enough figures that can give readers a vivid description of what these codes can make. And the real-world codes are also insufficient. The book is divided into too many chapters, which makes the whole book disordered. The 150-page Appendix is the only highlight of the book. Readers can easily query the usage of keywords. For sure, the book is not suitable to a beginner.
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Summary: Amazing, mind twisting, most excellent, I'm impressed
Review: For someone how has a very basic knowledge of HTML, This is a dream come true. Lots of theory and knowledge before getting technical. You are guided towards where you want to go... From here, if you want to do this... go to chapter this or that.I read it all in under a week... Excellent.
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Summary: If some exercises existed ... it should be the best book
Review: i am an absolute zero in HTML and had developed some knowledge thro friends and frontpage. the book is clear and consice (and equally interesting to read) but does not have any exercises (like in Javascript bible by Danny Goodman) at the end of each chapter, so at the end sometimes u are not sure if u have learned it properly .but overall definitly a good book
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Summary: Good Reference
Review: I bought this book a while ago, I think sometime in 2000. It's been very helpful as a reference. I wouldn't recommend this book to someone with no knowledge of HTML. It doesn't teach you HTML so much as it reiterates things the author assumes you already know. It's nice to have if you know HTML and CSS and need to brush up. I find myself pulling it out pretty frequently when I'm building a page and my brain farts out and I need to jog my memory. But for a beginner, this book will likely cause frustration.
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Summary: The Place to Start for HTML 4
Review: I didn't realize how different HTML 4 was from HTML 3.2, the previous version of HTML. This book is really excellent because it teaches HTML 4 from the ground up. HTML 4 is capable of producing "dynamic HTML" because it supports the document object model (DOM), cascading style sheets (CSS), and JavaScript. This book is so useful because it teaches you the basics of HTML along with enough about these peripheral technologies that you can really hit the ground running. The comprehensive appendix of HTML is also invaluable. This is truly a resource of Biblical Proportions.
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Summary: Covers too much too lightly.
Review: I found this book to cover a lot of ground but poorly in some areas. HTML is simple and therefore sould be easier to learn than programing languages. This book is good for reference but weak in aplication. Simply put is you get into HTML and web design this book is only step 1. It is no "bible";. (I found other bible books to be better like the one on Photoshop 5)
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Summary: The Easiest Way to Learn Anything
Review: I really enjoyed the book and found that about three hours after opening the book, I had a page up. Now I am looking forward to learning Javascript and enhancing what I know. Would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about HTML
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Summary: This book is a great HTML 4 resource!
Review: I usually don't like reading technical books but this one explains everything you need to know about HTML and Web Design to create a good site from the beginning. It's comprehensive and also a good book to keep for reference.
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Summary: A Mediocre reference. Beginners Beware!
Review: 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.
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