August 2012
Beginner
768 pages
18h 20m
English
Content preview from Head First HTML and CSS, 2nd Edition
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How to Use This Book: Intro
In this section, we answer the burning question: “So, why DID they put that in an HTML book?”
Who is this book for?
If you can answer “yes” to all of these:
Do you have access to a computer with a web browser and a text editor?
Note
If you have access to any computer manufactured in the last decade, the answer is yes.
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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