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HTML5 and CSS3, Illustrated Complete
Today’s learners master the HTML5 and CSS3 skills needed to create exceptional web design with this practical, user-friendly book from the popular Illustrated Series. Vodnik’s latest HTML5 AND CSS3 ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE, 2E covers basic to advanced concepts and skills for developing web pages and websites using the most current versions of HTML5 and CSS3. Readers learn to create dynamic websites that incorporate forms, videos, JavaScript, cutting-edge CSS3, and more. Updates throughout this new edition address responsive design and integrate mobile design and testing. HTML5 AND CSS3 ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE, 2E meets the needs of a broad range of users with “nuts-and-bolts” introductions for beginners and the flexibility to efficiently review the basics and quickly progress to more advanced topics for more experienced users. Each two-page spread focuses on a single skill, making information easy to follow and absorb.Important Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
472 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 11, 2011
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May 12, 2018
This is a very good book for beginners. It has a nice two-page layout for each topic. Description and instructions on the left page, accompanying images and figures on the right page. The Independent Challenges at the end of each chapter are good practice as well. Those challenges tell you what to do to edit a website, but don't tell you the specifics of how you do it, which makes you think and actually helps you learn better.
The reason this gets four stars instead of five is because it doesn't go into depth very much. There's a whole chapter (16 pages, half of which are figures/images) on JavaScript, and I am still no closer to getting it to work correctly. The same goes for some other html elements and CSS. Like I said, great for beginners, and a decent head-start, but to build websites with confidence and far fewer errors, this book just does not spend enough time explaining things it should.
Overall, I would definitely recommend though, especially for beginners.
The reason this gets four stars instead of five is because it doesn't go into depth very much. There's a whole chapter (16 pages, half of which are figures/images) on JavaScript, and I am still no closer to getting it to work correctly. The same goes for some other html elements and CSS. Like I said, great for beginners, and a decent head-start, but to build websites with confidence and far fewer errors, this book just does not spend enough time explaining things it should.
Overall, I would definitely recommend though, especially for beginners.
May 24, 2015
Used it for school, however when all was done I felt that I didn't learn it just read through and followed directions. I picked up things here and there, but if I wanted to build a website I would struggle through it. (I am an A student with a 3.88 GPA and study what I don't understand) The book is also a bit outdated.
For my final we had to build a 5 page website encompassing much of what we learned and I did nothing but flipped through the book to try and do it.
For my final we had to build a 5 page website encompassing much of what we learned and I did nothing but flipped through the book to try and do it.
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