The complete web programmer's cross-reference.

HTML, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and JavaScript are the three basic web programming languages that web programmers use to build functional, attractive, and interactive web sites. HTML creates the text, images, and other content on a web page; CSS formats and positions those elements; and JavaScript adds interactivity to websites by responding to user choices. The Web Programmer's Desk Reference is the only book to serve as a single point of reference to all three primary web programming languages. It begins with a web programming primer that gives beginning and intermediate programmers an understanding of the core elements of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, then moves on to a reference section that lists every element of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Each listing includes the latest syntax and functionality, compatibility with other elements, and cross-browser compatibility issues. Whether you are a professional web programmer, professional web designer, or a recreational webmaster with a dynamic web site, this will be the book that you use whenever you need to know how to use a particular HTML element, JavaScript object, or CSS style.

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good reference, but seems abandoned by authors - 2005-07-06
Reviewer Rating:
Good reference with advanced CSS and Javascript coverage. HTML coverage is good as well, but less thorough on cross platform support details. Also the HTML is HTML and not XHTML which you would probably be using with the latest and greatest CSS and Javascript.

There seems to be no maintained errata for the book which has a pretty bad error on page 7. Contextual selectors like:
h1 em ul { color: red; }

apply to an h1 tag that contains an em tag that contains a ul tag.

Nice resource book - 2008-04-18
Reviewer Rating:
Trying to create, maintain or understand how a web site works requires having knowledge of many different technologies. This book provides a good overview of the core web technologies (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) and a reference of all elements of these languages. For each element, you will find
- a description
- its syntax
- a practical example
- compatibility with different Explorer and Netscape browser

This makes more than 1100 pages that are easy to consult as a single source for web site programming.

Excellent Reference - 2007-10-29
Reviewer Rating:
I bought the book 3 years ago and it is the most used book in my library. Excellent reference on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript all cross-referenced, defined, and taged for browser compatibility. Anyone who gets into manual coding should find this an invaluable must-have addition to their library. I can't even begin to think of how much on-line search time this book has saved me when trying to track down the syntax for a rarely used item.

Take the book title to heart -- this is really a reference book, not a comprehensive tutorial on web programming.

Well done - 2007-01-27
Reviewer Rating:
The book arrived in a short amount of time and packed well and in good shape. I'm sure the contents must be good as our son-in-law seems to really use it.
Barbara

Very Useful Desk Reference - 2006-06-30
Reviewer Rating:
The Web Programmer's Desk Reference is like a dictionary for a web programmer. Whenever I need to know what attributes an HTML tag has and how those attributes can be set I turn to it. Same for setting selectors in style sheets or using Javascript functions.

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