XHTML 1.0 Web Development Sourcebook: Building Better Sites and Applications [Paperback]

Ian S. Graham (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471374865 | ISBN-13: 978-0471374862 | Publication Date: September 7, 2000 | Edition: 1

A hands-on guide to planning, designing, and implementing better Web sites and applications using XHTML. This sourcebook gets both novices and experienced Web developers and programmers quickly up to speed on the latest technologies, tools, and approaches for building Web sites and applications. In particular, it explores how XHTML 1.0's powerful new features allow for more flexible, scalable Web sites and business-critical Web apps that can be viewed from an array of devices besides PCs, including TVs, palmtops, and cell phones.

Expert Ian Graham starts out with a concise, yet thorough, review/tutorial of the basics for markup, formatting, rendering, and document scripting with HTML, XHTML, XML, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Then, writing from the perspective of both Web developers and Web project managers, and with the help of dozens of illustrated, real-life examples, he:
* Explains the relationships between XML, XHTML, HTML, CSS, and other Web technologies
* Acquaints you with all of XHTML's powerful new features
* Explores the practice of elegant, reusable document design
* Schools you in the principles of good Web site and Web application design
* Presents several site and application-building models
* Provides management guidelines for site design, implementation, and maintenance
* Reviews Internet networking basics, URLs, and the HTTP protocol
* Shows how to customize Web servers with CGI scripts, page scripting tools, and more
* Offers selection criteria for choosing Web development tools and software

The companion Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/graham features all the examples presented in the book, along with additional resources, utilities, and book updates-all available in easy-to-download form.

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Wiley has an enviable reputation for producing solid, reliable computer books, and Ian S. Graham's XHTML 1.0 Web Development Sourcebook is no exception.

Building Web sites, Graham rightly says, used to be a matter of linking a few HTML pages together and, hey, presto--your site. Nowadays, things aren't so simple. Web sites are technically far more complex, and businesses depend on sites to offer an increasing range of services.

Aimed primarily at Web developers, the XHTML 1.0 Web Development Sourcebook takes you through the technical underpinnings of the primary Web technologies, describing how they relate to each other and how to use them to best effect. The book starts with an overview of HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, XSL, JavaScript, and the DOM. It does a fine job of demystifying and contextualizing a range of Web acronyms and technologies, and also discusses the technical requirements of page design and whole sites.

This is not the full, hardcore lowdown on XHTML (and CSS), however. The companion volume, XHTML 1.0 Language and Design Sourcebook, does the job of explaining how to use XHTML for page design, while this volume focuses much more on how to create a project that develops those pages into a large-scale application.

This very readable source book, alongside its companion volume, will enable developers to fully incorporate XHTML into their world. --Mark Thwaite, Amazon.co.uk

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"We found it comphrehensive and well organised"(Computer Books Review)

"An 'all you need to know' book about building websites. We found it comphrehensive and well organised"(Software World, May 2002)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471374865
• ISBN-13: 978-0471374862
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,699,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Book for Web Managers, October 17, 2000

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This review is from: XHTML 1.0 Web Development Sourcebook: Building Better Sites and Applications (Paperback)

This is a good book, albeit somewhat misnamed--it should be called "Web Development and Management." The first part of the book reviews XHTML, HTML, XML and CSS and their role in Web development--this is great information and is the first thing I've read that clearly outlines how all of this fits together. The second part provides a lot of information for managing web projects--everything from site and application design approaches to understanding how to deal with technical issues like making pages load quickly and designing for various browsers. There is a lot of valuable information here. The last part reviews CGI processing on servers and outlines many of the tools available for developing web applications, for content and site management (link checkers, performance monitors etc.)--all really useful, although some of the content will be somewhat out of date. Fortunately, the book web site seems to have been updated and contains other information including an extremely useful online reference page.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent job by the author, highly recommended., July 1, 2001

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This review is from: XHTML 1.0 Web Development Sourcebook: Building Better Sites and Applications (Paperback)

The author really knows how to transmit the subject matter to his audiance. I was really impressed by his approach. He begins by creating a big picture and then proceeds to show you how each element fits into the whole scheme of things. This is all done in simple straight-forward english. I strongly recommend the book to both beginners and inter-mediate web developers. This one is a keeper.