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HTML5: 20 Lessons to Successful Web Development by Robin Nixon (6-Jan-2015) Paperback
Based on the author's successful online courses , this complete, integrated learning tool provides easy-to-follow lessons that feature clear explanations, sample code and exercises, and video tutorials. Each lesson is designed to take you less than an hour to complete. 20 Lessons to Successful Web Development covers the basics of HTML, including laying out an HTML document, using fonts, colors, and images, creating lists and tables, and building forms. Next, you'll learn how to use the HTML5 canvas, support geolocation, build advanced forms, implement local storage, add audio and video to your pages, and much more. Together, the book and almost five hours of video training make learning HTML5 easier than ever!Ready-to-use code at www.mhprofessional.com
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First published January 27, 2015
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Robin Nixon
85 books25 followersRobin has over 30 years experience of writing software, and developing websites and apps. He also has an extensive history of writing about computers and technology, with a portfolio of over 500 published magazine articles and almost 30 books, many of which have been translated into other languages. He is also a prolific Internet video course instructor.
As well as IT, his interests include motivational psychology (which he also writes about), artificial intelligence research, many types of music (both playing and listening to), playing and creating board games, and enjoying good food and drink .
Robin lives on the south-east coast of England (where he writes full time), along with his five children and wife, Julie (a trained nurse and university lecturer). Between them they also foster three disabled children.
As well as IT, his interests include motivational psychology (which he also writes about), artificial intelligence research, many types of music (both playing and listening to), playing and creating board games, and enjoying good food and drink .
Robin lives on the south-east coast of England (where he writes full time), along with his five children and wife, Julie (a trained nurse and university lecturer). Between them they also foster three disabled children.
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December 4, 2022
...As I Quote The Book:
"Each chapter is laid out as a lesson in a straightforward and logical manner, with plenty of examples written using simple and clear HTML. Before moving on to each subsequent
lesson, you have the opportunity to test your new knowledge with a set of 10 questions
about what you have just learned.
You can also work along with every lesson by watching its accompanying video tutorial.
Even if you don’t already know the previous version of HTML (version 4.1), you will
still learn quickly, because the first part of the book contains a comprehensive primer—
great for beginners, or useful for revising before moving on to the new features.”
...And:
"This book covers every aspect of HTML and HTML5, starting with how to lay out an HTML document; handling fonts, colors, and images; creating lists and tables; and building forms.
Then, after teaching some elementary JavaScript, it explains how to use the HTML5 canvas as a drawing tool, shows how you can access a user’s geolocation information, presents the latest
updates to web forms, reveals how to make use of local storage on the user’s device and,
after illustrating how easy it now is to add audio and video to your pages, also details how
to make offline web apps, and run background JavaScript tasks."
"Each chapter is laid out as a lesson in a straightforward and logical manner, with plenty of examples written using simple and clear HTML. Before moving on to each subsequent
lesson, you have the opportunity to test your new knowledge with a set of 10 questions
about what you have just learned.
You can also work along with every lesson by watching its accompanying video tutorial.
Even if you don’t already know the previous version of HTML (version 4.1), you will
still learn quickly, because the first part of the book contains a comprehensive primer—
great for beginners, or useful for revising before moving on to the new features.”
...And:
"This book covers every aspect of HTML and HTML5, starting with how to lay out an HTML document; handling fonts, colors, and images; creating lists and tables; and building forms.
Then, after teaching some elementary JavaScript, it explains how to use the HTML5 canvas as a drawing tool, shows how you can access a user’s geolocation information, presents the latest
updates to web forms, reveals how to make use of local storage on the user’s device and,
after illustrating how easy it now is to add audio and video to your pages, also details how
to make offline web apps, and run background JavaScript tasks."
November 19, 2023
The problem with most books on software, programming and scripting languages, is that they're sometimes out of date by the time they're published. Few things stand still in this industry and this book is a reflection of that dynamism. A lot has happened in the HTML world since publication and if you're serious, you're better off consulting a decent website on the subject. This book is simply a relic. The section that demonstrates drawing with javascript is cool though.
October 21, 2015
This is a great tool for learning HTML5. There are twenty lessons that take less than an hour to complete and each written lesson has an online video available for supplementing the text.
I used Notepad to practice what Robin Nixon was doing in the videos. I could change different elements and see the results - easy to do by pausing the video or replaying sections. This will help those of us who learn by "doing".
A lot of basic knowledge is provided (such as creating lists and tables), but there is material for more people wanting to dig a little deeper. I was pleased that I could tell my sons that I created my very own JavaScript pop-up alert.
Highly recommended!
I used Notepad to practice what Robin Nixon was doing in the videos. I could change different elements and see the results - easy to do by pausing the video or replaying sections. This will help those of us who learn by "doing".
A lot of basic knowledge is provided (such as creating lists and tables), but there is material for more people wanting to dig a little deeper. I was pleased that I could tell my sons that I created my very own JavaScript pop-up alert.
Highly recommended!
February 10, 2016
Easy to read and understand. Comes with exercise files.
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