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When I started this site, the HTML 4 standard had just appeared and most books about HTML 4 were simply rehashes of HTML 3.2 books with HTML 4.0 extensions added. By now, HTML 4 is the standard that is still used the most even though XHTML has already replaced it. Obviously, there are many books about HTML 4, but many of those are not really very good: they will tell you what's available, but often not what will work in which browser, much less what is required according to the W3C standard. |
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Raggett on HTML 4
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Another book from the horse's mouth: Dave Raggett has been very closely involved with the development of HTML from the early days as well as setting up the IETF HTTP working group and helping to initiate work on VRML. Since it covers all of HTML 4, this is a good book to begin to learn HTML. If you're already proficient at HTML 3.2 you'll need a different book, however. There are two excerpts from the book on Dave Raggett's own site which give an introduction to the WWW and a brief history of HTML, pictures and all.
The book is written in an easy-to-read style, well laid out, and with a sprinkling of gentle humor. (Sometimes
downright tongue-in-cheek! Appendix H is my favorite. And, by the way, did you know what
ETP is? The glossary uses this (with an illustration) as an explanation
of 'transport protocols', and how each is suited to the kind of data they need to transport as safely as possible.)
Leafing through this book I found myself thinking: it's a pity I actually know about all this stuff already - this
is a great book to learn HTML with. And it goes beyond just
HTML: style sheets are not forgotten and subjects like
how to design a whole site, and what structures are suitable for what types of information, are covered as well.
Get it!
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HTML: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition
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HTML 4 for the World Wide Web, 4th edition: Visual QuickStart Guide
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If you are a beginner at HTML and need to get a quick start, this book is a definite buy, at least
going by the vast majority of reader comments. It's also slim and inexpensive, so what's stopping you?
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10 Minute Guide to Html 4.0
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Html 4.0 Sourcebook
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This is another book by Ian Graham and already the 4th edition of the HTML source book,
bringing it completely up-to-date with all the latest standards for HTML 4.0 as well
as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Dynamic HTML (though not
XHTML!). I'm not particularly fond of the typographical design of this
book but it covers a lot of material.
Just as for his other books, like the HTML Stylesheet Sourcebook, the
author runs a supporting website with examples, updates and useful material not found in the book.
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