Head First HTML5 Programming

I really don't know what to say about this book. I'd give it 6 stars if I could. 10 would be better. If they charged 3x the price, it would still be a steal. And I'm not a paid reviewer. I am an ordinary guy, a full-time systems administrator, part-time programmer, who has purchased over 30 IT-related books in his life (I'm a second-career guy who transitioned into IT). This one is an order of magnitude above them all. I've purchased Microsoft books, Wrox books, and the "serious" O-Reilly books, etc; I've read a little of everything. And I can't say enough good about this book. To say that the authors know their stuff cold is an understatement. They're geniuses. I've purchased half a dozen JavaScript books - you know the kind: "Chapter 1 - Functions / Functions in JavaScript can broadly be understood...(yawn)" - and I learned more in Chapters 4 - 6 in this book about JavaScript programming than I did in all the other books combined. Easily. The world (including Microsoft) is moving to the HTML5 standard, and JavaScript is (re-)emerging as an important programming language. I have to stay relevant; my livelihood depends on it. But even if yours doesn't, I still recommend this book. Anyone who has even a passing acquaintance with HTML/CSS (and maybe a little JavaScript - you know, like you could learn on W3Schools in an afternoon) will be able to keep up with almost all of this book. The authors do the near-impossible: They take complex and difficult concepts and make them understandable to everyday people. The Head First approach (making learning fun) may seem counter-intuitive to techs, but it absolutely works. I am twice the programmer I was before I started this book. I'm going to buy anything the "Wickedly Smart" duo produce, and my go-to publisher from now on is Head First. Do yourself a favor. Buy this book.

Estos libros son perfectos para iniciación el cualquier temática. Explican las cosas de forma muy sencilla y con ejemplos muy comprensibles. Tienen una forma de mantenerte atento con el estilo de cada página.

The book is fun to read and entertaining, never boring. Absolute beginners might need to first gather some basic HTML/CSS/JavaScript knowledge. Experienced web developers can just skip some of the stuff such as 'how to setup a web server for testing' and cover ground quickly. You get a great overview about the involved technologies and get to learn tricks not generally found on the internet. Every chapter guides you through the creation of a simple app that features a specific HTML5 technology and also covers general web developing techniques.

Easy to understand. Anyone could learn HTML5 Programming with this book.

Du liebst die Methode von Head First or nicht. In diesem Fall ist es eine gute Methode um die Neuigkeiten in HTML zu lernen: javascript, canvas, video et cetera.