Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML | Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Freeman

Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML | Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Freeman | Head First HTML with CSS and XHTML

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	Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Freeman O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005 - 694 pages average customer review:based on 234 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Head First HTML

I bought this book as a crutch to build my wifes business Cloud Nine Accessories and Gifts a web page that features handbags. This book assisted me through every phase of the development. I had a little bit of programming background and got the programming end done flawlessly. I now have to take a few pictures and it will be up and running.

Head First HTML with CSS and XHTML

Brilliantly written. An entirely new way to learn a very dry subject. I actually look forward to my homework assignments. This clever approach works for me.

This one sold me on the Head First Style

Having been studying computer-related subjects since the 80's, I found the format of Head First books to be the easiest and fastest way to learn a new technology. Following this particular one on HTML, I was finally able to get my own, hand-coded website up and running.

I now own 3 or 4 of this series and would recommend them as a must buy if you are interested in learning the subject matter.

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The best way to really learn the subjects

There are tons of positive reviews already written about this book, so I just thought I'd share a little about how I'm getting through the tutorials. First off, I think it helps to work through the book on a daily basis, rather than doing a few chapters and coming back to it weeks later. The concepts will be easier to follow complete the lessons one after another, and on a regular basis.

Next, sometimes it helps to read and underline several pages and then go to the computer to do the lessons. Some lessons are very easy to complete, but it's important that you try to understand as much as possible the code language itself. The authors do a very good job explaining why the markups work the way they do.

If you get stuck during a lesson, carefully check your typos, and make sure you have copied the lines of code as they are presented in the book. Even leaving out a semicolon in a line of HTML or CSS code can mess things up.

If you find that you really are stuck, visit the book's Lab site and download the solution for exercises in each chapter. Compare the solution to your own work. If you still can't find figure the problem, use the solution and move on. Chapter 8 and 10 gave me lots of problems. I went on the Lab site to look for answers. There's a discussion forum on the Lab site, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of traffic on it. But leave your questions there anyway, and they might be answered.

If you're very computer literate, you might also try a more advanced text editor than the one's they suggest in the book. I downloaded a copy of TextMate to help me complete the last three chapters of the book. TextMate has a steep learning curve, but it in the long run it can save you time when writing code manually.

Finally, I would suggest applying what you learn by creating a mini-website or group of pages. By doing this, you can review the lessons and apply them.

For those thinking about taking a college course in this subject, I would work through this book first. In fact, I bet it presents nearly everything you would learn in a introductory college course of HTML and CSS. The advantage of using this book is that you can learn at your own pace and not waste time in a classroom.

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Get To the Point, Please

This book contains a lot of good information about using HTML and CSS to create functional, stylish web pages; the authors apparently know the subject matter very well. However, this manual "beats around the bush" far too much in trying to make the information "fun and entertaining." I did not buy this book to be entertained; I bought it to get educated. Many pages contain nothing more than empty whitespace and corny, useless depictions. This publication contains about 700 pages, but could easily be trimmed down to about 300 to 350 pages if the information was presented in a more direct and concise format. The Freemans should stop trying to be funny and entertaining because they are NOT good it. They should stick to teaching HTML and CSS because I think they would be very good at that - once they eliminate all of the useless drivel.

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