Who's Afraid of Html? [Paperback]

Todd M. Howard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1999 | ISBN-10: 012356915X | ISBN-13: 978-0123569158

Many people would love to put their stamp in cyberspace but simply don't know where or how to begin. Whatever the reason, whether to create a space for personal expression or to establish a business presence on the Web, this book takes the fear out of the unknown. This latest title in the AP PROFESSIONAL Who's Afraid Of? Series is a comprehensive introduction to the entire process of devising, creating, refining, and maintaining a Web page using HTML. Readers learn how to use HTML's embedded tags to define page layout, fonts, graphical elements, and hypertext links to other documents on the Web. Features: * Analogy-oriented and highly readable tutorial approach * Comprehensive coverage of both fundamentals and tips to devise, create, and maintain a Web site * Appendices with easy-to-look-up charts for commonly used variables and parameters * CD-ROM containing freeware/shareware utilities, Web links, and displays of text examples

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Pub (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 012356915X
• ISBN-13: 978-0123569158
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,167,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pain-free HTML!, February 7, 2000

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Bleen (Limbo) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who's Afraid of Html? (Paperback)

Mr. Howard and his sidekick Kate provide an introduction to HTML unlike any I've seen. Through common sense examples and real world techniques that will have the reader coding pages in hours instead of days, they use the Teacher/Student metaphor to guide the reader through the lessons. Mr. Howard never talks down to the reader or assumes too much, and the casual, conversational banter between he and Kate fosters a comfortable environment for learning about HTML. Highly recommended!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius book, Brilliant, the Best book I've ever read..., June 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Who's Afraid of Html? (Paperback)

...second only to Catcher In The Rye is Todd M. Howard's funny yet poignant book about life and love in the world of HTML. This book moved me in ways I can only attempt to describe, it's protagonist was familiar yet distant, a recluse iconoclast, a stranger in a strange land, always pursued by the wolves in his own mind, whilst wrangling with the predators in his own, very real existence. As the book progressed, and I learned better how to spell URL and FTP, I immersed myself deeper into the mind of this terrifyingly sublime character. Would he ever tear his gaze away from Windows 98 to the windows right behind him, would he ever be free of those shackles of conformity that held him captive? Would the tender succubus of his own youth and naivate consume him whole? Would I ever figure out how to plug in a table to my homepage? Link up to this classic, folks, our boy Howard has talent, charm, charisma... he is a credit to our race. He is a force to be reckoned with in a galaxy of wolves and sheep. He weaves the written word with the skill of a surgeon and implements lines of code like a crazed Kabuki chef on New Year's Eve at BeniHana's. I only pray that, unlike Salinger, Howard lives to put pen to paper once again. They say lightning only strikes once, but baby, I'm praying for rain. Until then, I remain his loyal subject, like a master to an apprentice.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to HTML, April 30, 2007

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Mathew A. Shember (Cupertino, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who's Afraid of Html? (Paperback)

I stumbled on this book and gave it a read. I was surprised that to find it a great intro to HTML. It's balanced between discussion and examples.

The book is a little dated. The HTML tag section references 3.2 Some of the software links no longer work, but that happens with time.

However, the examples are simple and easy to understand.

The chapters are: Introduction, tools of the trade, HTML Standard, the Next plane, Frames and forms, advanced webbing, upload, wrap-up.

The appendixes give you a Tag Compendium, Color names and Hex equivalents and the ever present Glossary.

Some of the stuff can be "glanced" as there is a small discussion about CGI, DHTML, XML, and java.

Probably the only concern is there are a few references to Matt's script archive and I have heard many people say "it's good to find out who not to do things."

Overall, this is a decent introduction for people how haven't done HTML before. The book doesn't patronize and it doesn't bury with detail as with the dummies HTML book.