K. Starnes said
Murach continues using the "paired pages" format: How-to on the left page and examples on the right. This style contributes to the effectiveness of the learning process.
This book starts off with a crash course in HTML, XHTML, and CSS. The second section allows the reader to improve his skills in building web pages with chapters on various topics with each chapter being an independent training module. The third section deals with designing and deploying a web site.
Like all Murach's books, this book is well written and the download for the book applications and files are free. There is a lot information in this book. It is well suited for both training and reference.
Gilgamesh said
Murach's HTML, XHTML, and CSS is an excellent introductory book for beginner programmers, and somewhat useful as a remedial work for intermediate ones like me.
PROS
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+ Starts with the basics and explains them well
+ Works systematically to develop skills
+ Covers all of the major stuff you need for building a web-site
+ Teaches good practices
+ Well-organized
CONS
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- Never moves to the intermediate level; I couldn't do more than just refresh basic skills (some of which were pretty rusty)
- I was hoping for more reference tables and the like--this is good for reading one time, but not for re-visiting
SUMMARY
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This book is best read by beginners. I wish I would have had it when I was starting out. Intermediate and advanced programmers ought to look elsewhere. This series seems to have a lot of other computer programming books for more advanced work. Hopefully, they are as well-written as this one.
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