HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition by Elizabeth Castro
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Book Reviews of HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition
Book Review: Best help when you know a little: It's all about the index!
Summary: 5 Stars
I learned to write code using Elizabeth Castro's books probably 10 years ago.
I've bought the 4th, 5th and 6th editions of this book and I love them all. I've given several away to people just starting out.
Here's why I love the series. I don't learn so well by going thru a step by step process to build a teacher's product. But rather, I know what I want a page to look like in the end and I want to build THAT page. I start with a general idea of what kinds of code might be required. And this book has the best index I've ever seen in a technical book.
While the code examples in the book are kinda small, if you really need to see them more clearly, they're all on line.
Or if you like to learn in order, I also recommend Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML. The examples are bigger and the pictures more engaging! And, you might nee d both as there is some stuff that's included in one book or the other. I've followed along in the HeadFirst books and learned a great deal. But if I want to look something up, the index in the HeadFirst books just isn't as good as the one in Elizabeth Castro's.
Book Review: Great Book on HTML
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the 6th edition of this book recently and I read it from cover to cover. Overall I liked the presentation style of the author. With this book you will certainly feel that HTML is easy to learn and even to master. Numerous pictures in the book made understanding concepts much easier than otherwise would be. I also liked the way the chapters are organized in a progressive fashion. Another nice thing is that all examples from the book are on the author's web site where you test them online or you can download to your computer. The author also discusses nitty gritty details of how different browsers handle same code (i.e. cross browser compatibility is given enough importance in this book). Some of the professional web developers I know use this book on a regular basis in their jobs and have recommended it highly - I can see why after reading through the book. You can find pretty much what you need in this book. I have no reservations in recommending this book to anyone interested in learning HTML.Book Review: Great book for a professional!
Summary: 5 Stars
Being a professional web designer you can never know too much and theres always new information that you have to learn because website standards and techniques change almost overnight. What use to work yesterday will no longer work today. But being a professional designer, you don't have time to read through tons of useless and boring information. You need clear and concise imformation that gets to the point and explains in detail without getting too complicated to get the job done.
I bought the original 5th edition when it came out and I learned so much from it. [...]
That's why when the 6th edition came out I couldn't wait to buy it. The 6th edition is in full color and has even more imformation, which is surprising because I didn't think that anything could get better then the 5th edition, but I was sure surprised.
If you want to learn some very valuable skills that will eventually make you money, BUY THIS BOOK!
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Book Review: Slightly over a beginner, but excellent for a novice
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this book after using the previous (5th) edition which was borrowed from the library. The fifth edition was so excellent for a beginner that I wanted a permanent copy. I find the 6th edition excellently written with well-thought-out examples. The accompanying website to the book is a powerful resource. The only downside I found is that this edition started at a slightly higher level than the previous edition and I couldn't reference some of the simpler concepts. The book instructs you to go to the website, but afterall, this is a BOOK--to be read away from a computer--so I had to have internet nearby to get the complete experience I found in the earlier edition. My advice? Add back some very-beginner material and keep the excellent material added and this will be a great resource from beginner through novice. Still--it's a five star resource.Book Review: A great reference book
Summary: 5 Stars
I use this book every day as a reference book. The HTML, CSS, symbol, and color charts are concise and easy to use. Every entry in the charts at the back of the book lists the page where the item is discussed in more detail. This is a great format for a reference book; I think it is the best I've seen in twenty years or so. Everything is easy to find, which is key for me. This is by far my favorite HTML book.
However, this is definitely not a "QuickStart Guide" as the sub-title suggests. I would probably find this book useless for learning HTML, but it is an indespensible reference tool for experienced HTML developers.
I would definitely recommend this as the ultimate HTML reference guide, but not so much as a beginners guide to learning HTML.