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Summary: One to avoid
Review: After seeing all the five star reviews I thought this must be the book I needed - how wrong I was. I'm a seasoned web developer needing a really chunky tutorial on DHTML, and this book ain't it. Jeff kicks off with a general intro to CSS and the DOM - ok but not brilliant, better info exist on the web. Then things go downhill. All his DHTML applications are mundane at best (image rollovers, weedy pull downs) or downright obscure at worst (MS channels). Code is NOT explained line by line and you are not left with the feeling you can do it yourself. As long as you want to add Jeff's example into your pages then you're golden, if you want to learn the underlying principles and then develop your own stuff...forget it! And despite the blurb it ain't cross platform, its two scripts and some detect. Shame on you.
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Summary: agree w/mcgill
Review: agree 95% w/the review of "Darin McGill" below. Great intro, gets right to the important issues, has sample code, but has two failings: 1) isn't a complete "Developer's guide", more like an intro guide - you'll need something else to do things for "real". 2) maybe it's just me, but his coding style can be pretty opaque. Doesn't declare variables, and uses lots of 1-letter unintuitive variable names. Hey, would _you_ have thought that if "if (n) { ...}" code was testing for whether or not the browser is a Netscape browser?Good book, glad i bought it, but ain't the be-all and end-all.
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Summary: Review of Angela's Ashes, By: Frank McCourt
Review: Angela's Ashes was a memeoir of Frank McCourt's childhood and teenage years. It took place in Ireland, where he grew up in poverty with his mom,dad,and siblings. His father was an alcoholic, and his mother couldn't work. This was because women weren't allowed to work, and because she had so many children to look after. He grew up with and one sister,and four brothers, most of which died. Overall the book was interesting to read, becuase it gave you a look at a different way of life. But we feel it was very rudundant in this way of life. This book allowed you to enter a tottaly different world. A world that makes you appreciate what you have, when you see how others appreciate how little they have. It was interesting to see how Frank handle each situation as they came to him. He had to be more mature, because his father left him, and his family at a very young age. This meant that he had to be the man of the house. He took this challenge very well, and supported his family as best as he could. This made him a very independent person as he started his voyage to America.
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Summary: version 1???
Review: As a web designer with average jscript/javascript/css abilities I found this book pretty helpful with it's easy to read style and practical examples. What baffles me though is it's lack of proper explanations. It reads like it's been rush released like just about everything else in this industry. Do you think that the authors/publishers actually tried the book out on someone who'd be using it? Probably not! If you have the time and ability to "fill in the gaps" then this is a good set of exercises, if not then prepare for a confusing time.
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Summary: version 1???
Review: As a web designer with average jscript/javascript/css abilities I found this book pretty helpful with it's easy to read style and practical examples. What baffles me though is it's lack of proper explanations. It reads like it's been rush released like just about everything else in this industry. Do you think that the authors/publishers actually tried the book out on someone who'd be using it? Probably not! If you have the time and ability to "fill in the gaps" then this is a good set of exercises, if not then prepare for a confusing time.
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Summary: A Story of Love and War
Review: Good how-to guide for quick applications of DHTML. Good use of sample code. However, some techniques are dated because this book is a few yrs. ago. Good base intro.... Not a comprehensive reference book to DHTML. For that, get Dynamic HTML Definitive Guide by Goodman, O'Rielly. Recommend as a great primer to DHTML.
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Summary: Fast read and Cuts to the Chase
Review: Good how-to guide for quick applications of DHTML. Good use of sample code. However, some techniques are dated because this book is a few yrs. ago. Good base intro.... Not a comprehensive reference book to DHTML. For that, get Dynamic HTML Definitive Guide by Goodman, O'Rielly. Recommend as a great primer to DHTML.
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Summary: It's best aspect is its size.
Review: Had I not written on the book I would have retured it. Jeff claims to teach by example and critisizes authors of big technical reference books who give you the first example after 100 pages of tiring terms and definitions. I've spent 30 mins at his site unable to locate code to his page 14 Listing 1-2 Browser Detection Code.
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Summary: jeff rule needs to read a web site maintenance 101 book
Review: having already posted, the further i get in this book, the more angry i become. if you're gonna write a book in which your readers will have to rely on your web site to get through, it helps to keep the site functioning. if there was an option i would give this book a zero. the web site is so bad. check this out: the page i went to get an example of a mouseover goes to a menu page with buttons leading to different areas of the site having nothing to do with dhtml. even worse, the buttons themselves lead to a different page than intended. example: a link that's supposed to go to the page outlining his company's vision instead goes to a review page about html books. this is just one example. the whole site appears to have been handed over to an inexperienced intern to maintain. i should have known better than to take the easy way. i should have gone with one of the larger and more informative books from a reliable publisher. this book is a waste of my time. it's going in the dumpster. i have no idea why everyone else is cheering.
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Summary: A Dynamic Education In Dynamic HTML!
Review: HTML and Web browser programming has been making significant gains recently that have added impact to the way we design and view Websites. A number of nifty features are now available for the Website designer to implement, whether as a pro or as a hobbyist, into their latest Webcreations. Jeff Rule has written Dynamic HTML to provide his readers with a number of innovative features they can put to immediate and exciting use! Dynamic HTML offers a number of cool features not thought possible just a few years ago. Consider the thrill of placing a mouse pointer over a string of text or a graphic image and see it change before your eyes or play a sound file! This book offers readers the latest ground-breaking HTML programming guidelines for Cascading Style Sheets and Document Object Models (DOM), that will add impact to any Website! Jeff Rule discusses the operation and use of the latest Web browsers and offers a sneak peak of the next generation of browsers to come. Browser compatibility issues are thoroughly discussed here. The HTML samples provided in the book work with these browsers to offer startling effects that will draw and keep the attention of many Web surfers. Animations, drag and drop, timelines, pull-down and pop-up menus, transitions, mouseovers, and other dynamic effects are covered. The author learned HTML programming by taking apart and analyzing HTML programming written by others. This approach to learning makes good sense and represents one of the quickest and easiest forms of learning HTML programming. The companion Website to this book offers sample code, demos referred to in the book, and working examples that can be put to immediate use for both learning and profit! Readers are encouraged to keep up with the latest trends in Website design concepts and this book will lead them in the right direction. It is written in a non-threatening manner that will inspire confidence and produce spectacular results. Put this learn-by-example tutorial guide to use today. Highly recommended for online business use!
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