To bias   June 14, 2003

A lot of helpfull info in it but because of its bias strategy I give it a 2. Book is somewhat old now but decided to learn the older stuff so what I learned to code would be compatible with almost any browsers. Im gonna have to say I would discourage making this book a choice for your studies.


Great Intro Book   January 2, 2001
  2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book is a great for anyone wishing to learn HTML. It's clear and very informative. Beginner and intermediate HTML users will find it a great buy.

It's only short-coming is the absence of a list of tags and their uses. "HTML 4" by Elizabeth Castro has this, and it is very useful for a quick reference. However the Castro Text is less suited for a beginner.

The 6 in 1 guide covers HTML, CSS, and DHTML as well or better than many texts that cover only one of these subjects. The book really explains why things are done, instead of showing you how to do something but not telling you why you'd want to do it.

You'll be very happy with the book if you're just starting out.


HTML Review   March 26, 2000
  2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Excellent reference book for the beginner in web publishing. HTML is the only way to go and this book will give you a firm understanding of "how to do it". There are a lot of books on this subject, but this is the one of choice.


Terrific book for beginners   February 14, 1999
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a terrific book for beginners; it has clear, easy-to-understand examples and gives you info other books assume you already know; like how to actually PUBLISH your site; but it has a couple of shortcomings that prevent me from giving it five stars. First, the section on VRML is a complete waste. Secondly, the scripting sections leave a bit to be desired, but they at least give you an introduction to basic scripting and DHTML. This is a good reference book for amateur web designers and a fabulous starter course for HTML newbies; however, more advanced web developers won't benefit at all from it; and even newbies will quickly outgrow it. That's a testament to how well it conveys the information!


The only HTML book you will ever need!   February 6, 1999
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

For the intermediate level HTML programmer, this book covers a wide variety of topics such as style sheets, dynamic HTML, scripting, table and frame design, etc. I refer to it constantly.