Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1020621 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-10
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 450 pages

Synopsis
This title provides all the core professional skills needed for a career in web development. As well as covering the web languages of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, it introduces various aspects of design, such as navigation through a site, page layout, and the use of images. It provides a discussion of the topics that concern current web professionals: the use of web standards; usability issues; making the site accessible to those with disabilities; and how to combine these with great-looking sites. The book comes with a CD-ROM full of sample code from the book, and PC and Mac trial versions of the visual design tools: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Macromedia Fireworks MX, and Macromedia Flash MX.

Customer Reviews

Excellent introductory material
Glasshaus has a new book for anyone looking to get involved in web development, and learn the best ways to go about things from the outset. In this book we see an admirable dedication to sticking to the modern standards of XHTML 1.0, HTML 4.01 and CSS; with little space wasted on discussing the common methods that forward-looking web designers are trying to distance themselves from.

While this book is very much targeted at the beginner just starting to make their way in the field, it would serve equally well as a guide to the modern way of doing things for any developer still mired in the un-compliant techniques and inaccessible practices of the past. Careful attention is paid to explaining fully the relationship between HTML, XHTML and XML, and the future-compatibility ramifications of your choice of markup. The only time deprecated elements (like the tag) are ever mentioned are necessary notes for those coders who are tasked with redesigning existing sites authored in old-style markup.

Covering a wide range of topics, all extremely relevant to anyone in the business of making quality websites, this book should help any reader to feel confident in their awareness of the current state of play. The first few chapters introduce the fundamental concepts of markup languages and hypertext, before diving straight in to page and graphic design. Designing page layouts using tables is advised against, and the superior CSS positioning options are championed. Subjects usually left out of introductory texts - like accessibility and site administration - are here examined and explained without ever being simplistic (or stunting the reader's understanding with overly-technical information). In fact, the book carries a very strong commitment to usability and accessibility, and includes many practical implementation tips. A complete introduction to JavaScript is also included.

While a complete discourse on each subject area are naturally beyond the scope of the book, adequate exposition is given for each topic, which will provide ample foundation for further learning. This book is an excellent starting point that will quickly set interested readers on the right track ...