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Summary: Hidden Gem for Intranet Administrators
Review: Molly Holzschlag's Special Edition HTML 4.0 is an excellent comprehensive look at web technology. What is not mentioned in the publisher's description is the chapter "Developing the Corporate Intranet." The chapter is great for IT managers, administrators or new web programmers. It offers in plain English a description of how web technology works with legacy systems to transform existing data into useful, new information systems fairly rapidly. "Developing the Corporate Intranet" is basically a case study with nuts-and-bolts description of how one medical facility utilized their Intranet and web applications for decision support, which resulted in enormous client satisfaction and further funds for Intranet development. It is detailed and readable, with interviews, screen shots and references. This chapter is especially useful for hospital IT departments and administrators long lacking strong health care Intranet white papers and web application examples. As contributing author, feel free to contact me at above e-mail address for more information on the case study or Intranet development in general. --Chris Hawkins
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Summary: A vast number of topics, all covered superficially
Review: This book attempts to do too much. The title is a misnomer -- it covers topics well beyond HTML, including JavaScript, CGI, WYSIWYG, and database -- none in sufficient detail to be meaningful. Lots of superficial overviews with bits of flashy code and screen shots. No beginner could pick up this book and implement any techniques without additional resources; no intermediate or expert builder will find enough to be satisfied.
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Summary: An outstanding HTML resource
Review: This book has become the bible of my HTML library. Molly covers every aspect of website and webpage building in a logical and easy to understand manner.
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Summary: Covers massive array of topics without imparting much info
Review: This book is massive in size. The topics go all over the place and rarely in any kind of order. It also has this habbit of referencing items that are referred to later in the book and making you skip ahead and then back. It has massive examples that basically beat you over the head with the concept without adding any value after the first example. There are a number of things this book did not cover which I expected but it spent an amazing little amount of time on HTML over all. It spent more time talking about how the web evolved and how to market your site and how to right ASP and JScript, I thought the book was supposed to be on HTML. Most of the details of the language are stuck in the back in an appendix in reference format. The book shows you how to do a form but not how to receive the form. To some this up this was an aweful book and QUE should be embarrased by releasing something so poorly done.
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Summary: Covers massive array of topics without imparting much info
Review: This book is massive in size. The topics go all over the place and rarely in any kind of order. It also has this habbit of referencing items that are referred to later in the book and making you skip ahead and then back. It has massive examples that basically beat you over the head with the concept without adding any value after the first example. There are a number of things this book did not cover which I expected but it spent an amazing little amount of time on HTML over all. It spent more time talking about how the web evolved and how to market your site and how to right ASP and JScript, I thought the book was supposed to be on HTML. Most of the details of the language are stuck in the back in an appendix in reference format. The book shows you how to do a form but not how to receive the form. To some this up this was an aweful book and QUE should be embarrased by releasing something so poorly done.
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Summary: Best in Town
Review: This book is the best in market for learning HTML.
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Summary: One of the best HTML books on the market
Review: This book is very informative. All of the coding samples and step by step tutorials help. You could not find a better book.
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Summary: The most recommended reference to HTML 4.0
Review: This book is worth every cent. I bought this book today and I think it's recommended to all the beginners to HTML and Web design, and none-the-less could be very usefull to the proffesional programmer. This book contains all you need to know about HTML 4 and it's accompaning technologies. 2 big thumbs up!
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Summary: Good book to learn HTML.
Review: This is a good book to use to learn basic HTML. It is also a good book for a reference. I do have a few major problems with the book: 1. There is almost nothing in the book about forms and the controls that you can add to a form (input, select, and textareas)! This is such a major part of HTML. I am shocked there is nothing in the book about this topic. 2. This book reviews a lot of topic about the Internet besides HTML (ASP, XML, JavaScript, Databases, and many others.) Most of these extra topics are not covered very well at all. I wish that Molly had left out all of these extra topics and just concentrated on HTML. Instead of all of these extra info, she could have added at least on chapter on forms! Finally, I know that there is a Sixth Edition of this book out so I would buy the new one instead of buying this one
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Summary: A great way to learn HTML
Review: This is the book that taught me HTML. It took me from barely knowing what a table is to building complex sites by hand. It doesn't (and can't) cover absolutely everything in-depth, but the writing is clear and the examples are descriptive. I couldn't have asked for a better teaching tool, and I still refer to it almost every time I code.
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