HTML & JavaScript Programming Concepts (Computer Applications Series) [Paperback]

Karl Barksdale (Author), E. Shane Turner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 053868822X | ISBN-13: 978-0538688222 | Edition: 1

This text makes it easy to teach--no compiler or special software is needed. It illustrates the programming basics behind the creation of Web pages and provides an excellent foundation for the future study of Web maintenance or graphics programs.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 1 edition (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 053868822X
• ISBN-13: 978-0538688222
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,889,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for newcomers to HTML and JavaScript, August 12, 1999

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This review is from: HTML & JavaScript Programming Concepts (Computer Applications Series) (Paperback)

Wow!!! This book is about the best and most straightforward introduction to HTML and JavaScript that I have come across. The book does not assume you have more than a basic knowledge of windows and wordprocessing. I very much recommend this book to anyone who is interested in web programming but does not know where to start. Word of Caution, if you feel you are already a guru in HTML or JavaScript this book will add little to what you already know. But for most people new to HTML and JavaScript this is the book of choice and this is the audience that this book is targeted at. A bonus is that this book is suprisingly error free. It is far better than HTML for Dummies and such like and should get you productive in HTML and JavaScript programming fast.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terribly short and misleading, April 23, 2004

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Brian M. (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML & JavaScript Programming Concepts (Computer Applications Series) (Paperback)

This book was used in my Computer Science class. I'm glad that I already knew HTML prior to this because it teaches you nothing. Online tutorials have way more information than this book. It's very short. Sure, it covers some topics... but it makes you believe that you cover a world's worth of JavaScript in 3 chapters. That barely scratches the surface. The HTML part isn't too bad, but could've been improved.

By the way, one will not learn anything similar to the snippets of code on the cover. They're placed there to make you seem like you're learning a lot.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not too helpful..., April 13, 2004

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ama4889 (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML & JavaScript Programming Concepts (Computer Applications Series) (Paperback)

We used this book in a class...good thing I already had experience with HTML!

This book does a basic job teaching HTML. When you're done this, you'll be able to use different fonts and things..tables if you're lucky. As for "advanced" concepts, you won't see them here.

As for JavaScript, forget it. They essentially have you copy a bunch of their code down and see what it does. Not as in depth as javascript needs at all...

Oh, and by the way, if you need to learn how to use Notepad, how to save an HTML file, or other basic things, they go REALLY in depth with that.