Appendix A HTML Primer
This appendix is designed to give you the basics of HTML. If you have no prior knowledge of HTML, then it is critical that you thoroughly study this appendix before proceeding. However, if you are an experienced HTML programmer, you may wish to skim this appendix or skip it entirely. JavaScript is a scripting language that is embedded into HTML documents in order to add significant functionality to those web pages. For this reason, a working knowledge of HTML is integral to understanding and using JavaScript.
HTML, or Hypertext Markup Language, is a relatively simple scripting language that web browsers can use to display web pages. The beautiful part of HTML is that you don't need any special software; HTML can be written ...
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