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Survival Guide to Web Site Development

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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 However, if you don't keep in mind that this is a somewhat out of date Microsoft publication, you could draw erroneous conclusions.

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!

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

Para los que están comenzando a programar páginas de Internet este libro ofrece una valiosa información. No es un libro para aprender a programar sino para diseñar y poner a funcionar una página de internet efectivamente. Su contenido está orientado hacia los productos de Microsoft, desde programas hasta ayuda para servidores de internet.

A very well written beginners site builders book. Informative and Microsoft products oriented, from software to site servers support.