Beginning Web Programming with HTML, XHTML, and CSS 2nd
Edition
Offering a new approach to a familiar topic, this book teaches
you how to create pages for the web as it exists today-and how it
will be for the foreseeable future. The time for using only HTML
coding to write a web page is gone. As the Web has advanced, so
have the technologies you need to learn in order to create
effective and attractive web pages. This beginning guide reviews
HTML and also introduces you to using XHTML for the structure of a
web page and cascading style sheets (CSS) for controlling how a
document should appear on a web page.
Updated with modern examples, the book explores the evolution of
web browsers and how they reflect the way web pages have developed.
You''ll learn how to take advantage of the latest features of
browsers while still making sure that your pages still work in
older, but popular, browsers. In addition, you''ll discover how to
write web pages for the many devices that are able to access the
web. By incorporating usability and accessibility, you''ll be able
to write professional-looking and well-coded web pages that use the
latest technologies.
What you will learn from this book
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The different elements and attributes that make up HTML and
XHTML and how to use them to write web pages
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Ways to use CSS to make your pages attractive and easy to
use
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The basics of JavaScript® so you can add interactivity to your
web pages
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How to put your site on the Internet, find an audience for it,
and get search engines to recognize it
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone who wants to create web pages or
for those who want to improve their web-design skill level. No
prior programming or web coding knowledge is assumed.
Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make
learning programming languages and technologies easier than you
think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you
through all the techniques involved.