HTML Black Book: The Programmer's Complete HTML Reference Book [Paperback]

Steven Holzner (Author)

Book Description

Series: Black Book | Publication Date: May 23, 2000

Covers HTML 4.0 programming thoroughly--from the essentials to issues of security, from XML to CGI programming. An immediate and comprehensive answer source, rather than a diffuse tutorial, for serious programmers who want to see difficult material covered in depth without the fluff. Discusses XML, dynamic HTML, JavaScript, Java, and Perl CGI programming to create a full Web site programming package. Written by the author of several successful titles published by The Coriolis Group.

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About the Author

Steven Holzner (Cambridge, MA) is a former contributing editor for PC Magazine and has authored more than 60 books ranging in subject from assembly language to C++. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into 15 languages. Steven was on the faculty of Cornell University for 10 years, where he earned his Ph.D., and has also been on the faculty of his undergraduate school, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1232 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books (May 23, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576106179
• ISBN-13: 978-1576106174
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,733,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven Holzner is an award-winning author who has written extensively on Ajax and JavaScript. With over 100 titles published, he's sold over a million copies of his books and been translated into 16 languages. As a former faculty member of MIT and Cornell, he teaches corporate seminars around the country.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, June 27, 2000

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Dejan (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML Black Book: The Programmer's Complete HTML Reference Book (Paperback)

I started using Java, Html, JSP recently, so I wanted to get a book which will enable me to start programming immediately without too much theory. This is a great book with a lot of examples, and it is very easy to read. If you want to start development of web pages asap, get this book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it to HTML experts..., December 9, 2000

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C. Higgins - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTML Black Book: The Programmer's Complete HTML Reference Book (Paperback)

I was really looking forward to getting this book. I have been coding HTML for over 3 years now and really do not have an HTML reference book on hand. I was hoping this would be it, it isn't. The book is VERY poorly bound. I expect it will fall apart shortly, with heavy use it wouldn't last a week! The book is full of redundant code examples, to increase the page count I assume. Even as a tutorial it falls short. The book tries to come off as THE guide for HTML, but falls short again. I would like to know why Perl, XML and Java are in this book. They have nothing to do with HTML. They deserve books all to themselves of which there are plenty out there. While they are a part of webpages they are not a part of HTML, well not since the last time I checked with the W3C they weren't. There are some pluses though, that's why the rating is not as low as you would think. The way the HTML tags are detailed with the listing of all of the Attributes and which browser supports what tag is really good. The Style Sheets section is also nicely done and probably the books best feature. Unfortunately, if I keep looking for info in the book it will probably fall apart at the seems in my hand. Not worth a buy!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books out there on HTML Period., June 24, 2000

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Jason (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML Black Book: The Programmer's Complete HTML Reference Book (Paperback)

This book in probably one of the best books out there on HTML. I had no experience with HTML yet had a web set up and running in less then a month. It will take you a while to read this book but your time will be worth while.

The books offers numerious examples that will guide you in your efforts. All the example are highly helpful when you need a quick guide to help you with a particular project.

One great effort of the book is the Table of Contents. Just by looking at the table of contents, you will learn all the different parts to the HTML options out there. After using this book, there are other options you will learn that converge from HTML. This includes Java, Perl, and CGI. This book give great intoductions to these platforms also.

Jason