Tag: html

Instant Handlebars.js – A short but effective how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Instant Handlebars.js Learn how to create and implement HTML templates into your projects using the Handlebars library Gabriel Manricks (Packt Publishing – e-book, paperback) “Short, fast, and focused.” These are the three promises offered for Gabriel Manricks’ new book, Instant Handlebars.js, from Packt Publishing. And, at just 62 pages in print format, it lives up … Continue reading Instant Handlebars.js – A short but effective how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

Head First HTML and CSS, 2nd Edition – An effective and entertaining guide now updated for HTML5 – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Head First HTML and CSS, 2nd Edition Elisabeth Robson and Eric Freeman (O’Reilly, paperback) As a techie, I am admittedly a bit mediocre. I do know most of the critical differences between a couch and CouchDB. But I don’t speak fluent JavaScript or Klingon. I seldom eat regular expressions for breakfast. And I never brush my teeth … Continue reading Head First HTML and CSS, 2nd Edition – An effective and entertaining guide now updated for HTML5 – #bookreview

WebGL: Up and Running – 3D Web graphics for the beginner, with expert guidance – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

WebGL: Up and Running Tony Parisi (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) “WebGL,” Tony Parisi notes, “brings 3D to the browser, providing a JavaScript interface to the graphics hardware on your machine.” Parisi is co-creator of the VRML and X3D languages which have become ISO standards for networked 3D graphics. So he knows a bit about using … Continue reading WebGL: Up and Running – 3D Web graphics for the beginner, with expert guidance – #bookreview

Drupal for Designers – Putting Drupal to work, with good planning and design up front – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Drupal for Designers Dani Nordin (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Drupal has (1) a lot of fans, (2) a lot of people who wonder what the heck it is, and (3) a lot of people who complain about it. Sometimes, a Drupal user is each of these at the same time. Officially, Drupal is “an open source content … Continue reading Drupal for Designers – Putting Drupal to work, with good planning and design up front – #bookreview

Getting Started with D3 – A guide to working with data-driven documents – #bookreview #javascript

by Si Dunn

Getting Started with D3 Mike Dewar (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) This focused, 58-page how-to guide introduces the basics of D3, a JavaScript library written by Mike Bostock. The D3 library, a free download, can be used to manipulate documents based on data. According to the Data-Driven Documents website, “D3 allows you to bind arbitrary data to a … Continue reading Getting Started with D3 – A guide to working with data-driven documents – #bookreview #javascript

Web Development Recipes – To make life easier for you & your users – #programming #bookreview #in

by Si Dunn

Web Development Recipes By Brian P. Hogan, Chris Warren, Mike Weber, Chris Johnson, and Aaron Godin (Pragmatic Bookshelf, paperback, list price $35.00) “It’s no longer enough,” this book’s authors state, “to know how to wrangle HTML, CSS, and a bit of JavaScript. Today’s web developer needs to know how to write testable code, build interactive … Continue reading Web Development Recipes – To make life easier for you & your users – #programming #bookreview #in

Head First HTML5 Programming – #javascript #html5 #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Head First HTML5 Programming: Building Web Apps with JavaScript By Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Robson (O’Reilly, list price $49.99, paperback) This is not your father’s turgid programming textbook. Indeed, even if you are not interested whatsoever in messing around with JavaScript and learning how to be an HTML5 programmer, you may still enjoy reading this book and studying … Continue reading Head First HTML5 Programming – #javascript #html5 #programming #bookreview

Designed for Use: Create Usable Interfaces for Applications and the Web – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Designed for Use: Create Usable Interfaces for Applications and the Web By Lukas Mathis (Pragmatic Bookshelf, $35.00 paperback) There’s no code inside this well-written book for programmers and visual designers. Instead, the focus is on usability — how people use things — and how you can make big, modest or subtle improvements to their experiences … Continue reading Designed for Use: Create Usable Interfaces for Applications and the Web – #bookreview

Introducing Microsoft WebMatrix – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Introducing Microsoft WebMatrix By Laurence Moroney (Microsoft Press, $39.99, paperback) Introducing Microsoft WebMatrix is aimed (1) at readers who may be first-time web developers and (2) at readers who want to learn how to build active web pages or learn how to customize open source web applications to their own needs. WebMatrix is a free, downloadable … Continue reading Introducing Microsoft WebMatrix – #bookreview

Creating a Website: The Missing Manual, 3rd Edition #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Creating a Website: The Missing Manual, 3rd Edition By Matthew MacDonald (O’Reilly, $29.99, paperback – Kindle edition, $9.99)  “If you don’t have a web presence, get one–quick!” How often have you heard or received that stern advice? The implication, of course, is that you are the compleat 21st-century loser and nobody if you don’t have your … Continue reading Creating a Website: The Missing Manual, 3rd Edition #bookreview