Murach's HTML5 and CSS3

by Ruvalcaba, Anne Boehm

About the Book: Murach's HTML5 and CSS3 HTML5 and CSS3 are changing how web pages are developed in some exciting new ways! The trick is learning how to use this new functionality as quickly, as easily, and as sensibly as possible. That's where this book comes in. Whether you're new to web development...or whether you're an experienced web developer who's been frustrated by the slow pace and gaping holes in the other training you've tried...this book was written for YOU. Get going fast In just the first 6 chapters of this book, you'll learn more about web development than you can from most full books. It's true! In fact, by the end of the crash course in Section 1, you'll be developing web pages the way today's best professionals do. That means you'll be using HTML5 semantic elements to mark up the structure of the content on the page and CSS to format and lay out that content. If you're new to the subject, you'll see why you need to use floating and the CSS box model right from the start. If you've used earlier editions of CSS, you'll be amazed at how easily CSS3 lets you create pages with text and box shadows, rounded corners, gradients?all without having to spend time on custom images for each effect! But that's just the beginning In Section 2, you'll see how to refine your web pages with the features that users expect today. That includes: Providing attractive forms, with built-in data validation that doesn't require the use of JavaScript the way it used to Ensuring that elements like links and images work in an intuitive way Adding audio and video clips to your pages (HTML5 features let you take advantage of the players that are built into all modern browsers, but you'll also learn how to use Flash as a fallback solution for older browsers) Formatting your web content for easy printing And more! Contents Section 1. A crash course in HTML and CSS Chapter 1. Introduction to web development Chapter 2. How to code, test, and validate a web page Chapter 3. How to

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

Unknown Binding

First published December 19, 2011

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

At first this book walked you through programing with HTML5 very well. But somewhere along chapters 5 to 7, it stop explaining some code. While it would show examples of codeing there were other parts of code that just "pop" up. But if you excluded it, the code in which you where trying to do something, wouldn't work. It got a little frustrated especially if you are trying to learn HTML5 and have no experiance with programing. You can't just add unless you know what it does. The excersies were very good. There are some parts of the book that are wrong or I should say need to be updated. HTML5 is always changing so its understandable. As long as your instructor(if you are taking a course)tells you that when you do the homework you might show more errors then expected. I also like that you can go to the website and download book files for this book and they are good to use when studying.

[Jeanne Boyarsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Murach's HTML5 and CSS3" covers HTML and CSS from the ground up. It's a great book for starting out as it shows basic constructs. It's also a decent book even if you know "old" HTML and CSS. The repetitive parts are easy to find/skim. Granted the book is heavy (600 pages) for skimming. There are good guidelines/tips on browser compatibility, SEO and accessibility.

The book has a bit of an identity crisis on whether you should know JavaScript. They say you don't need to know it. Then they show a bunch of JavaScript. Then they say it is ok if you don't know it. Then they talk about how to debug it. I think they meant you can copy/paste without being able to write your own.

I do learn some things from the book and the material was well presented. Unsurprisingly, it uses the standard Murach style. One side of the book is text and one side is examples/bullet points. I also like that the book used HTML 5 and CSS 3 properly rather than tacking it onto an older book as an afterthought.

Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for writing this review on behalf of CodeRanch.

[Michael Sturgeon · Rating 5 out of 5]

The content is what I teach, yet I have been seeking a book like this for support for years. This is finallt "the" book and my students did very well in the two semesters I have used it thus far. I highly recommend it for beginners and for instructors of web design.

[Warren Tutwiler]

Lost interest in subject...for now. May revisit later, but will have to start again from the beginning.

[Randy Daugherty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Did you ever want to design a web-page but weren't sure how to go about it? This will walk you through the basics and then some. The first 8 chapters will help you learn HTML5 and CSS3 ,the remaining will help you take a basic web design and enhance it.
Offers ideas of which text editor to use or how to use one, using javaScript and JQuery.There are links to download exercises and other labs. This book offers you a good starting place for web-design and how to run a business/
Required for class, though it was one I enjoyed, will be keeping the book as reference material and to practice skill sets.

[Jennifer Short · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did have to do some additional research to find out how to do a couple of things that weren't covered in the book, but for a solid overview and resource book the Murach series is fabulous. They're easy to use and understand, and I like being able to download all the exercise files to reference if I get stuck working any of the exercises in the book.

[Lee Stoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is very informative, but I feel its spreads are laid out backwards. The right and left pages should be swapped.

[Jodi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really well done HTML 5 book. My students loved it.