Editorial Reviews:
(Wiley Computer Publishing) This text brings the reader up to date on the latest technologies, tools, and approaches for building Web sites and applications. It explores how XHTML 1.0's new features allow for more flexible, scalable Web sites and how applications can be viewed from and array of devices. Softcover. DLC: XHTML (Document markup language).
Wiley has an enviable reputation for producing solid, reliable computer books, and Ian S. Graham's XHTML 1.0 Web Development Sourcebook is no exception. Building Web sites, Graham rightly says, used to be a matter of linking a few HTML pages together and, hey, presto--your site. Nowadays, things aren't so simple. Web sites are technically far more complex, and businesses depend on sites to offer an increasing range of services. Aimed primarily at Web developers, the XHTML 1.0 Web Development Sourcebook takes you through the technical underpinnings of the primary Web technologies, describing how they relate to each other and how to use them to best effect. The book starts with an overview of HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, XSL, JavaScript, and the DOM. It does a fine job of demystifying and contextualizing a range of Web acronyms and technologies, and also discusses the technical requirements of page design and whole sites. This is not the full, hardcore lowdown on XHTML (and CSS), however. The companion volume, XHTML 1.0 Language and Design Sourcebook, does the job of explaining how to use XHTML for page design, while this volume focuses much more on how to create a project that develops those pages into a large-scale application. This very readable source book, alongside its companion volume, will enable developers to fully incorporate XHTML into their world. --Mark Thwaite, Amazon.co.uk
Customer Reviews:
 Excellent job by the author, highly recommended.
The author really knows how to transmit the subject matter to his audiance. I was really impressed by his approach. He begins by creating a big picture and then proceeds to show you how each element fits into the whole scheme of things. This is all done in simple straight-forward english. I strongly recommend the book to both beginners and inter-mediate web developers. This one is a keeper. Terrific Book for Web Managers
This is a good book, albeit somewhat misnamed--it should be called "Web Development and Management." The first part of the book reviews XHTML, HTML, XML and CSS and their role in Web development--this is great information and is the first thing I've read that clearly outlines how all of this fits together. The second part provides a lot of information for managing web projects--everything from site and application design approaches to understanding how to deal with technical issues like making pages load quickly and designing for various browsers. There is a lot of valuable information here. The last part reviews CGI processing on servers and outlines many of the tools available for developing web applications, for content and site management (link checkers, performance monitors etc.)--all really useful, although some of the content will be somewhat out of date. Fortunately, the book web site seems to have been updated and contains other information including an extremely useful online reference page.
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