Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies

by Paul McFedries

Learn the in-demand skills that let you turn lines of code into websites and apps Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies is a one-stop resource for would-be developers who need guidance on the languages and steps used to build websites and applications. Learn the coding ropes and expand your existing skillset with this easy-to-understand guide. In these complete mini-books, you’ll walk through the basics of web development, structuring a page, building and processing web forms, and beyond. Learn how to build a website or create your very own app with the advice of web coding and development experts. This edition expands JavaScript and CSS coverage while providing new content on server-side coding and the development stack. This Dummies All-in-One is great for you if want to develop coding skills but don’t have a programming background. It’s also perfect for professionals looking to brush up on their web development skills and get up to date on the latest trends and standards.

Genres: Computers, Reference, Computer Science, Technology, Nonfiction, Coding

848 pages, Paperback

Published January 31, 2024

Reviews

[Kernel Panic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good entry point for getting the basics of web development, but even if you mastered all the concepts in the book this would make you a rather old-school web developer as things are being done differently these days. It goes from explaining how to set up a simple development environment all the way up to interfacing your website with a MySQL database running on the backend. The parts on HTML5, CSS3 and vanilla Javascript are good to get a feeling of how things work --although the Javascript part lacks mention of ECMAScript 6 features. jQuery (and its extensions jQuery UI and jQuery Mobile) are used to introduce the reader to frameworks, but no mentions whatsoever of modern Javascript frameworks such as Angular and Vue make it an outdated read on that side. Also, no mentions of backend technologies such as Node.js and Express.js (the backend part is being dealt with using PHP). If you're just starting out, read it quickly and move on to something more contemporary.

[Travis Haugen]

This book is great for the beginner who wants the basics of web development explained in easy to understand language. The book is also a great reference for the experienced developer who can't quite
remember the exact syntax of s particular command. I highly recommend this book.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have learnt HTML, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL before, and this book gives me a clearer view on these programming languages. A lot of details in the book, but a handy reference if you would like to look up for some basic outlines of web development.

[Amr Musharrafa · Rating 4 out of 5]

An informative exploratory book, take you from your hand as a beginner developer step by step, explaining each piece of code bit by bit, without overwhelming verbosity.

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

I quite enjoyed this book.

I learned a bit (a lot I already know), but this was a very comprehensive book.

4.0/5

[UndeadArtist · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only Dumnies coding book worth reading but good look bookmarking