Survival Guide to Web Site Development [Paperback]

Mary Haggard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1998

Building significantly on information that has appeared on the Site Builder Network, the Survival Guide to Web Site Development lays out the key concepts and process requirements for professional Web development. This book offers you a chance to round out your knowledge of this rapidly growing, opportunity-laden new arena of technology for business. A broad spectrum of development issues and an overview of Microsoft's Internet products are included, with topics ranging from servers to scripting to components to security.

Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572318511
• ISBN-13: 978-1572318519
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,263,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #65 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Web Publishing

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Out of date, and highly Microsoft-centric, but still useful, November 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Survival Guide to Web Site Development (Paperback)

Unfortunately time moves on for this 1998 book. Most of the links the author provides to Microsoft sites (and you need to realize that this book is a Microsoft Press publication, not an independent) are no longer operational, nor do they provide any easy way to find the info she refers to. This is really unfortunate because these links are the illustrations of what she is talking about in the text. Another problem: While the text makes passing reference to "other" technologies, such as UNIX (! ), the references seem perfunctory and tend to be a little bit condescending, so the book comes off as much as a Microsoft sales document as a text. If you read the book with these two limitations in mind, there is still a lot of really good information in it, the presentation is clear and logical, and there are some excellent rules for web site development that still apply regardless of the platform you are implementing on. However, if you don't keep in mind that this is a somewhat out of date Microsoft publication, you could draw erroneous conclusions.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent check-list for project managers, February 25, 2000

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This review is from: Survival Guide to Web Site Development (Paperback)

If you're lucky to become a Project Leader, Technology Manager, or Development Manager of a web site, and are used to coordinating large software projects, but a bit unfamiliar with web projects, this book is extremely useful: concise, straight to the point, and clearly written. Mind you: it isn't an in-depth analysis of the technologies involved, but rather a good check-list covering all of the topics you should consider in your project. Also, the Microsoft orientation is a two-pronged strategy: you can get a grasp of their product family, and you can ask other vendors for similar functionalities. Best buy! And enjoy your project!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for experienced surfers who now want to build sites., November 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Survival Guide to Web Site Development (Paperback)

When I decided to jump into web site design, I looked for something simple and still thorough. This book fit the bill well.