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Summary: Easy and fun-a great beginners' guide!
Review: Paul McFedries is a gifted and talented teacher. He took this subject and simplified it so that anyone can learn it. I currently have the fourth edition and previously owned the second (he has shown improvement with the revision though they're basically the same). This book was originally recommended to me by a computer programmer and he did not mislead me. The only downside to the book (if there is one) is the section on JavaScript should have gone into a little bit more detail than it did. But I've had so much fun building my own website, I now want to learn more and possibly do this for a living (another topic covered by Mr. McFedries). I have been inspired by this book! Not only was it fun to learn but it was deeply gratifying to take what looks like nonsense and have it turn into something the world can see. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in creating a web page.
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Summary: Great book for beginning web authors in HTML
Review: Paul McFedries writes an easy to follow story of how to write web pages in HTML. The book generally gives examples which are easy to follow and then customize into your sites. He also follows up the book advice with an on-line readers forum where questions or clarifications can be had. If you have never worked in Hypertext Markup Language before, this book will permit you to create a functioning web page within hours.The book is light and funny, avoids unneccesary jargon, often tells you the "least you need to know" to successfully do what you want. The only shortcoming of the book is that it is for beginners -- and well it gives a good breadth -- those that want to get more serious will want additional resources eventually. He also gives good style points on what not to do on a website.
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Summary: Overall a good book, but no Mac support
Review: This book covers a lot of html coding for making your own website. It also covers the mechanics of getting your site "loaded" onto the web, which most books lack. My big disappointment is that it doesn't cover Mac software for creating and publishing webpages. While html is platform-neutral, the mechanics of publishing a website are not identical. At least something more than minimal acknowledgment of the Mac would be in order.
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Summary: Overall a good book, but no Mac support
Review: This book covers a lot of html coding for making your own website. It also covers the mechanics of getting your site "loaded" onto the web, which most books lack. My big disappointment is that it doesn't cover Mac software for creating and publishing webpages. While html is platform-neutral, the mechanics of publishing a website are not identical. At least something more than minimal acknowledgment of the Mac would be in order.
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Summary: Try another book.........
Review: This book had pretty good ratings. I don't like the layout and I'm not thrilled with the explanations. It's weak! Maybe if I already knew about creating web pages, this book might be helpful. Try another one!
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Summary: THE MOST HELPFUL HTML BOOK IN EXISTANCE!
Review: This book has been extreamly helpful as a tutorial and as a reference. Paul McFedries ability to make HTML editing easy to learn with his great sense of humor. Thank you Paul, and please keep churning the books out :)
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Summary: Not all of the applications worked.
Review: This book helped me get started but not all of the application worked. I typed the code letter for letter but it would not work. I was able to learn how to start building web pages. If you want to creat simple web sites without advancing to more creative ones then this book is good. If you want your page to be more involved then this is not the book for you.
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Summary: The very best!
Review: This book is a must have for all beginners to the webmastering world! It has pages and pages of valuable information for all aspects of a web designer's everyday work. Paul McFedries adds a touch of humor to this book, to make the hard work seem easier. All in all, I believe this is the best beginners guide out there.
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Summary: Confidence inspiring book
Review: This book is definitely a good one. When I first got it, I had a web page due in 2 days, and no clue of how to do it. 24 hours later, I was an expert. It has been so helpful to me in my quest to get a decent grade. I would reccomend reading enough chapters to understand the basics, and then skipping to the pages you need. As long as you have a clear idea of what you want, that is a perfect approach. If not, I would reccomend reading this book to get an idea of what you want, and then skipping back to the bits you need. (HTML isn't that easy to remember all at once!)
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Summary: Great Beginning HTML
Review: This book is one of the gems of the computer book industry. Many are just un readable, and some dont even teach you anything, but this one finds the perfect middle ground. Will hilarious anecdotes interspersed between great instructions, this is a truly great book. From the beginning which calmly reminds you that HTML is not a "langauge" that some other books are about, but is a lot easier too learn to the ending "Rounding out Your HMTL Education" section, this book is truly informative. This great book started me out on my web designing education in a great way, and I highly recommend it to everyone.
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