Lucas Jarmin said
I've only gotten through the first two and a half chapters, but so far it's a great introduction to the web technologies necessary to make a Web 2.0 site. The author has a great writing style for this kind of book--he is engaging and knowledgeable, while not speaking down at you too much.
No programming knowledge is required, and the book does discuss basic concepts like variables, arrays, etc. But it does look like that is all covered in the first few chapters and that by the end you can create working, powerful websites.
And when you're done with this book, the author himself gives you a list of what books to go onto when you want to learn more about any of the technologies covered.
Overall, a great book so far and a fine addition to the stellar O'Reilly series!
Derek DeHart said
I had the pleasure of being a technical reviewer for the book, and this follow-up to O'Reilly's Learning PHP & MySQL is an enormous improvement over its predecessors. Robin Nixon maintains a comfortable, conversational tone throughout the text, so newcomers to the topic should not find the material daunting. The contents are very well targeted to novices of the craft, cutting out needless technical details and jargon to focus on what a new developer ought to know to create a functioning website. This is not a reference manual or intended for advanced users, but most people will find something useful within its pages, even if all you're looking for is a refresher on the topics.
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