[Sussex] Re: HTML and stuff (books etc.)

[Dominic]

John,

The best advice I can give is 'go to your local library!'  They are
usually stocked up fairly well on books of these sort, and it is free!!!
They will even order a copy of a book they do not have for you (and for
probably less than a quid!)

Regards,
Dominic

-----Original Message-----
From: sussex-admin at mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:sussex-admin at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Steve Williams
Sent: 11 June 2003 07:56
To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: RE: [Sussex] Re: HTML and stuff (books etc.)


John,

I've always found Wrox Press books good as far as code examples go.
Admittedly they are a bit more than £20, but have a look, you might
think
they are good value. You can't miss them, their covers are red with
yellow
text on the spine.

Otherwise I find the odd Sams book good value. One such is Using
JavaScript
by Paul McFedries.

You could always borrow mine.

Steve Williams.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sussex-admin at mailman.lug.org.uk]On Behalf Of john
Sent: 10 June 2003 20:06
To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: [Sussex] Re: HTML and stuff (books etc.)


Hi list,

Well, on list advice, I have a copy of O'Reilly's "web design in a
nutshell",
but on the front cover, it says "A Desktop Qick Reference".

I have come to the conclusion that O'Reilly's are either "the micro$oft"
of
computer book publishing or their marketing director is a former
micro$oft
employee and can't get away from the "squeeze the bastards" business
methods.

I say this because the book, from one point of view is good, well
written
and
comprehensive. But the other angle is tell them what is available, but
not
"how to do it"! (I view it as the later).

So, I am now on the hunt for information and examples of what the book
describes as "well formed code".

Hence, can anyone advise me on html and web designing books (reasonably
priced
because at the best part of 20 quid a pop for O'Reilly books!!!!!), or
on-line resources that will give me "proper examples" of different
levels of
page coding?

This is because some of your other advice, thusfar, has led me to
believe in
the "opera" method i.e. doing things properly and not just using/abusing
the
likes of f******** from M$ et al.

Anything I produce would be done from a non-existent budget so the likes
of
dreamweaver, go-live! and co are out of the window (unless someones got
a
copy that I can "borrow").

Any suggestions are "mucho appreciado"

regards

John D:-?
--
http://foodnazis.blogspot.com

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