Web Development Books

This book is really nice. The way of using a lot of pictures works for me. I love reading it, and I was excited every time I enter a new chapter. Very good for beginner web developer to understand clearly about the concept of HTML & CSS.
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The presentation of information in this book is absolutely terrible. The layout is totally disjointed with arrows, lines, balloons, etc. To be fair, it does contain a good amount of information, if you have the patience to logically organize it...
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This book is definitely for beginners. I found about 2 pages of pertinent/usable information on xhtml, I think the title of the book should remove the xhtml statement imho. It's style is a bit "young", meaning there is no serious tone to the...
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This book not only assists first-time JavaScript programmers, but is an excellent reference for the more experienced developers. The examples are first-rate, and the reference sections are more comprehensive than any I've seen for this language....
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I couldn't understand what the author wanted me to understand! I've learned PHP CSS XHTML and I wanted to learn the basics of javascript and this book didn't quite deliver.
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This work is great as reference once one has acquired some skill, however it is not a good introduction for starters.
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I'm a software developer, not a web designer, so I don't use CSS on a daily basis. I've read a number of CSS books. This is the clearest, most practical presentation that I've run into. CSS is a surprisingly complex topic, particularly when you...
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I've gone thru half the book, and I'm very disapointed to say the least.
I've done some html and css for abaout a year now, and I have'nt had any problems following a book in those subjects until now.
The images that you need isnt...
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This book has some useful information and is really targeted to the hardcore CSSers, who already know the basics (& a little bit more). It outlines clearly many topics and use some good examples (with some minor typos). If you are a beginner, I...
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Im not a graphic designer but this book helps a lot, you will find links to great css websites where you can get ideas, you will learn the do's and Dont's when creating a website. I recommend this book a lot.
Finding something about layout,...
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I'm a regular visitor to sitepoint. I do enjoy Jason Beard's writings. However, after finishing this book I find myself not one whit smarter and actually feel dumber for having spent the $ on it. Seriously, anything this elementary should be...
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I knew nothing about Web design before the book, after the book, I know about the color wheel. Most of the other things that he glossed over I found to be like a collection of amateur blogs strung together in a book. To me, it felt like he was...
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I was recommended this book by a colleague and it is already proven to be a valuable resource. I had a problem where my DIVs weren't behaving like I wanted them to. And I actually found the answer and it took me just ONE extra selector that...
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Although the book has content the samples are terrible, you cannot find the complete code (CSS or HTML) in the book nor in the websites they indicate. One of the websites they point is [...], but as of now (November 2006), the site is not even...
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I have to give this book a partial rating. Although I give it a 3 star, and the reasonings for that, is because the book is thurough in its teachings. The step by step instruction is very good, how he guides you through the steps and processes....
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If you're new to AS 3 and have some kind of OOP (Object Oriented Programming) experience in your past or none at all then this book is right up your alley...an experienced programmer may find this book a little simplistic. Anyway, I've always had...
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I was eagerly awaiting this book because of the good reviews, but I've had lots of problems getting his code to work.

He uses old AS2 keywords in examples as user created function names, but this causes errors. I had to look online to...
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I have programmed in AS since Flash 5, and I have read many AS books. This book is an overall OK book. Its for those who know a little about AS and Flash. If you are totally new to AS, then the books coding in the first chapter will really...
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Before purchasing this book, I had purchased about a half dozen books on css, one from the same author. I was really surprised to find new ways to use css that I hadn't learned in the other books. Each topic is discussed completely and in...
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Having read Dan Flanagan's excellent definitive guide on javascript, I was looking forward to Eric Meyer's definitive guide on CSS. Also, I have been impressed with the O'Reilly's books on my shelf. I figured this was a "could not miss"....
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This is a book about CSS, and CSS, is about the presentation aspect of web pages. How the text appears, the size, the layout, etc.

However, the presentation style inside the book is kind of sloppy. For example, on page 186 and 187,...
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This book is amazing. It's big, but it needs to be. It comprehensively addresses all of the functional pieces of a website. It defines the problems, expands on the different solutions and offers alternatives and related problems to consider before...
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This book is geared for professional website firms creating sites for corporations. (much discussion about how to appeal to corporations, focus groups etc.) My aim was to create a site for my small business myself, so it did not appeal to me....
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I was hoping this book would have more fundamental design insights that could be applied to various situations. However, I found it to be a bit too obvious with samples and ideas based on common websites. The design points were ones anyone who...
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