December 2005
Beginner
704 pages
17h 10m
English
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Who is this book for?
If you can answer “yes” to all of these:
Note
If you have access to any computer manufactured in the last decade, the answer is yes.
Do you have access to a computer with a Web browser and a text editor?
Do you want to learn, understand, and remember how to create Web pages using the best techniques and the most recent standards?
Do you prefer stimulating dinner party conversation to dry, dull, academic lectures?
this book is for you.
Who should probably back away from this book?
If you can answer “yes” to any one of these:
Are you completely new to computers?
(You don’t need to be advanced, but you should understand folders and files, simple text editing applications, and how to use a Web browser.)
Are you a kick-butt Web developer looking for a reference book?
Are you afraid to try something different? Would you rather have a root canal than mix stripes with plaid? Do you believe that a technical book can’t be serious if HTML tags are anthropomorphized?
this book is not for you.
[Note from marketing: this book is for anyone with a credit card.]
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“How can this be a serious book?”
“What’s with all the graphics?”
“Can I actually learn it this way?”
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