HTML, XHTML, and CSS Bible (Bible (Wiley))

click here for more details, find new or used items	Bryan Pfaffenberger, Steven M. Schafer, Chuck White, Bill Karow Our price £17.54 (£26.99) New from £12.72 Used from £11.43 Pages: 816 (Paperback) ISBN: 0764557394 Pub: John Wiley & Sons Pub date: 2004-07-16 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23358

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Not enough XHTML, too much deprecated HTML (4/4 people found this helpful)

I bought this book hoping that it would teach me to build a correct XHTML web site. I must say that I'm very pleased with it but probably for the wrong reasons. It does focus on XHTML but not as much as one would expect. Being XHTML the current version of HTML it is incredible the amount of text dedicated to cover HTML 4. Although the autor's point out once or twice that this or that procedure is not correct anymore, they keep insisting on using those deprecated methods on many of the examples troughout the book. On the other hand the book covers so many subjects that are helpfull even if they only scratch the surface. Usability, Accessibility, XML and and other essential subjects are addressed in a way that is very easy to understand and gives you a start on those subjects.
Good if you are a novice web developer, not very helpfull if you already know the basics and want to learn Strict XHTML.

Slightly disappointing (3/3 people found this helpful)

This book is OK, but it really spreads itself too thin. I have tried and failed to find the information I need in it more times than I can remember.

Maybe it's ok if you're just starting out and you need a reference, but even then you might want to look at other options first.

Well Explain (1/1 people found this helpful)

This is one of the best books i've ever read. It explains everything very well, with simple words, even if you don't understand (yet) very much of the subject. The topics covered are just what you need to know, and every single detail of html, xhtml and css are covered, nothing will miss you !
Nice book

OK as a reference, not for complete beginners. (6/6 people found this helpful)

I have a bit of experiencing writing Web pages but wanted to learn how to progress in a more structured way, taking in CSS.
I bought this book and started reading from the beginning. Boy, is it repetitive. It made me wonder whether the author had been paid per word. I read the first two chapters and decided that was enough. Thankfully, Amazon runs a great returns policy.
In summary, as a reference book for dipping into on an ad-hoc basis, it may work well for you. If you want a book to read from the beginning to gain a better understanding of HTML etc. then my suggestion is that you try something else.

Excellent All Rounder (4/4 people found this helpful)

Have been developing web pages for coming up on ten years now, and was very much aware that I had probably picked up a lots of bad coding habits on the way. I have read a lot of web-related books but it was good to read through this up-to-date book just to see what ways I should be doing things differently, and it served that purpose very well. But beyond that it was good because I picked up things I simply hadn't thought about before. A very, very comprehensive guide for beginners as well as more seasoned web developers and web designers.

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