Customer Reviews

Mastering Html 4.0

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I purchased this book knowing very little about HTML. While it is a handy desk reference, I found that the free HTML tutorials available online at WebMonkey and Webdeveloper actually explained how to develop tables and stylesheets much better then Mastering HTML 4.0 did.

As a previous review states, it touches on JavaScript, but The JavaScript Source is a free online resource that contains much more information then this book does.

In my opinion, there is no sense spending money on a book when all of the information is available for free on the Internet...learn from my mistake!

This is the most comprehensive HTML code book I've read. It not only does a bang-up job of HTML, but it provides references for CSS, Java, Javascript, and Netscape & Microsoft proprietary code as well!

I highly recommend this book to advanced HTML coders and Web Authors. It addresses many complex topics that will benefit the seasoned coders. I don't recommend it to first time HTML authors or WYSIWYG HTML writers.

This book is a really good book for all of you who are staring to learn html. It is easy to read and well structured. It will not only teach you tags to program your web page with, but also how to use ftp and a little about how the net is organized. And it comes with a cd full of all sorts of goodies...

If you are an experienced html programmer,however, this one will not do much for you. It sweeps into most of the parts of html, but never deep enough for you to get a real and thorough understanding of the topics, especially Dynamic html. So, if you want to learn javascript or cascading stylesheets, get a different book- you won't need all the html basics that Html 4.0 covers. Avoid the html 4.0 books and look for a pure Javascript, Cascading Stylesheet or Dynamic Html book...:)

If you can't find what you are looking for or learn HTML from this book, then there is no hope. This is the most comprehensive HTML book I have ever seen! Well worth the money and time to read it! Covers everything from basic HTML to the most advanced of HTML. The CD included in a fantastic plus, easy to understand and great clear samples.

This book is pretty much "THE" manual for anyone that has anything to do with Web development. I've been a professional developer since '96, and of all the technical manuals I have and regularly refer to, this it the one I use the most. Often, I'll be in the middle of coding and my mind blanks out. I grab the book, look in the index, and go right to the section I need. Usually, I'll find just what I needed and slap my forhead in a 'duh' moment, but Mastering HTML saved the day, and that's ok by me!

I bought this book knowing very little about HTML and this was definitely the book for me. It was easy to follow and enjoyable to read - the examples really work and are useful in the "real world". I admire the quality of this book; I got the feeling that time was spent ensuring the accuracy of every detail printed. After reading this book and doing all the exercises I was able to work with my company's Intranet system and this book has been and still is a useful reference guide.

This book is everything it promises to be and more - I highly recommend it.

I've thumbed through, and read thoroughly, many HTML books, but this one just grabs your brain, rattles out your neurons and implants the goodies you need to slam-dunk a great Web site. The Ray's provide an easy-to-read format with just the right amount of examples and details that won't leave you asking more questions or bore you with too many arcane details.

Whether you're just a beginner looking for a "leg-up", or an advanced scripter, Mastering HTML 4.0 delivers the message to entice and educate both levels! A true, must-read!

This book teaches HTML 4.0, style sheeting etc VERY well indeed. If you know some basic HTML, and your interested in developing it further then GET THIS BOOK!!! The reference section at the back is extremely usefull if you need to add a bit of spice to your page.

This book probably could have been half its present thickness if the authors had cut out needless repetition and large graphics that illustrate simple points. For example, half of one page is taken up showing a web page with an alert box, just in order to tell you what an alert box is. Scripts are done piece by piece, and after each additional snippet of code, the entire script is reproduced. The index really shows how the publishers padded out the book - each page is two columns of very large text with huge borders on all sides and between the columns. The information contained in the book is fairly good, but I don't like to feel that I've been ripped off by paying for a 1000-page book that by rights should have been a 500-page book. I have found that I tend to reach for my Dynamic Web Publishing Unleashed book a lot more frequently - it covers basically the same topics, plus quite a few others.

This is _the_ best book on HTML I have ever come across. It covers everything from Basic html to JavaScript and Cascading Style sheets. Also, the back third of this HUGE book is devoted to every HTML tag and attribute in existence, right up to the latest HTML 4.0 additions. A very reccommended read.