Faster Smarter HTML & XML (Bpg-Other) [Paperback]

Michael Morrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 2002 | Series: Bpg-Other

Learn Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and extensible Markup Language (XML) the easy way with "Faster Smarter HTML & XML." This friendly guide uses a practical, learn-by-doing approach that helps simplify the work of building Web pages and exchanging Web data. Get your feet wet with HTML tags by creating and publishing your first Web page, and then learn to jazz up Web pages with eye-catching special effects, multimedia, and dynamic interactive elements. Discover easy ways to exchange data of all kinds over the Web with XML, and cut your teeth on creating style sheets for viewing XML documents in Web browsers. In no time at all, you'll learn how to code pages that dazzle site visitors!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Michael Morrison is a writer, developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of books covering topics such as Java, Web scripting, game development, and mobile devices. Some of Michael's notable writing projects include JavaScript Bible, 6th Edition (Wiley, 2006),Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours, 7th Edition (Sams Publishing, 2005), Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming (Sams Publishing, 2004) and Java Unleashed (Sams Publishing, 1997). Michael is the intructor of several Web-based courses, including DigitalThink's Introduction to Java 2 series, JavaBeans for Programmers series, and Win32 Programming series (www.digitalthink.com).

In addition to his primary profession as a writer and technical consultant, Michael is the founder of Stalefish Labs (www.stalefishlabs.com), an entertainment company specializing in games, toys, and interactive media. When not glued to his computer, skateboarding, playing hockey, or watching movies with his wife, Masheed, Michael enjoys hanging out by his koi pond.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (December 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8120322517
• ISBN-13: 978-8120322516
• ASIN: 0735618615
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,514,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Morrison is a writer, developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of computer technology books and interactive web-based courses. In addition to his primary profession as a writer and freelance nerd for hire, Michael is the creative lead at Stalefish Labs (http://www.stalefishlabs.com), an entertainment company he co-founded with his wife, Masheed. The first commercial debut for Stalefish Labs is a traditional social/trivia game called Tall Tales: The Game of Legends and Creative One-Upmanship. When not glued to his computer, playing hockey, skateboarding, or watching movies with his wife, Michael enjoys hanging out by his koi pond while he daydreams about new Web creations. You can visit Michael on the Web and discuss this book at http://www.michaelmorrison.com/.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good book for HTML, August 8, 2003

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Hanna Habashy (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faster Smarter HTML & XML (Bpg-Other) (Paperback)

The book was written for absolute beginners. It assumes the readers don't know anything about the web. It is not a good reference at all. Everything was written in an essay-like format; it makes it very hard to spot or even find tag names or key words. After wasting my time in the first 2 chapters, I am going to buy another book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good book, misses a LOT!, December 30, 2002

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Stephan Jansen (Fort Macleod, AB, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faster Smarter HTML & XML (Bpg-Other) (Paperback)

This book is nice book, but has some bad parts to it as well. This certainly not a book for people who already know HTML and are just looking to get all the fine little details that make websites so good. There is no coverage on HTML forms, colored scrollbars, details in anchor tags, or anything like that. Its very thorough in the stuff it covers, but misses too much to make up for it. I was severly dissapointed

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book but slightely dated, July 23, 2007

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Mr. Devon Chase "Rays Fat" (Wallah Wallah, Rays Fat) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faster Smarter HTML & XML (Bpg-Other) (Paperback)

I love this book! It's been a few years since I worked exclusively in HTML and this book was a great review even if I did skip some. But it has more than HTML, it introduces scripting, CSS, XML and I believe XHTML. So far I'm on the CSS section.

The reason I love this book is that it's a great read and very easy to follow. The author makes sure you know what you're doing and introduces things slowly so you can get confident with them. This book may not be a reference book but it really is great for beginners in any of the technologies it introduces.

The one con I can think of is that this is a slightly older book and some of the code doesn't seem to work any more. However, most of the code does and at least he teaches you the techniques and stuff. That is what's really important.