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Sells SellsReview Date: 2008-09-18
A book even Evangelists can learn fromReview Date: 2008-09-05
As somebody new to WPF, I just have to give a huge "Thank You" to both Chris and Ian. This book is very entertaining and the quality of the writing between both Chris and Ian is just tremendous. The pace of the book is perfect and the teaching style is one that any developer can relate to.
As a Technical Evangelist working for Microsoft, I think that every "Evangelist" in the tech industry can learn from Chris and Ian on how to tell a compelling story that developers can relate to and "grok". We evangelists are all-too-willing to simply explain the technical details of an API while completely forgetting to answer the "why" (let alone telling a compelling story to suck people in). This is yet another area that this book excels at.
I can say with full confidence that this book is the first book I recommend to anybody wanting to dive into WPF. Enjoy!
Jason Olson, Technical Evangelist, Visual Studio & the .NET Framework
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Witty, clearly written, easy to understand -- an excellent book!Review Date: 2008-08-25
For a programming book to be good, it's not enough for it to simply contain all of the information that you need to know. If that information doesn't stick to your brain, then the book hasn't done it's job. If you want the information to stick, then the book has to be interesting to read. It has to have a lot of clear examples that show you real-world applications without extraneous fluff. And to be really effective, all of that should be done with a little bit of style and wit.
And I'm really pleased to say that "Programming WPF" does all of those things. I recently needed a refresher on WPF, so I just spent a lot of time over the last few weeks going through the book very carefully. And I have to say that I'm really impressed. It's engaging, interesting and they chose really good examples. And it's witty! (You'd be amazed at how the occasional chuckle keeps a reader from getting that "eyes glazed over" feeling that far too many books induce.)
I know from experience -- believe me, I know! -- just how hard it is to pull that off. And they did it with style. So first of all, congratulations to Chris and Ian for doing a great job. And second, if you're a C# developer looking for a good, hands-on way to learn WPF, I highly recommend "Programming WPF".
Even better than the 1st editionReview Date: 2008-05-13
When I heard the second edition was released I didn't think much would have changed, but this is even better than the first edition. It's twice as big and covers all major (and not so major) topics in WPF (inc. an introduction to 3D and Silverlight).
I think this book will proof to be for WPF what Programming Windows, Fifth Edition is for WIN32 programming.
This Book is a Valuable ResourceReview Date: 2008-05-02
The other benefit of this book is that it doesn't just tell you how to do things, but why. This is incredibly helpful in finding the best solution to your specific problem.
Thanks guys! great book!
Ralph

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Great bookReview Date: 2008-09-15
A useful read for the web noviceReview Date: 2008-07-23
The book is well organized and goes over the basics of HTML elements (ol, ul, em, strong, p, etc...) and does a nice job explaining the benefits of using the most recent standards when selecting an appropriate tag.
Being that I have had experience coding, I'd recommend this book to those will little on hands practice or knowledge of markup. It's an excellent tutorial on the functionality of common HTML tags as well as some of the more obscure ones (code, samp, var, abbr, dl, etc...)
The most beneficial lessons learned in this book, however, is something the novice and experienced coder will appreciate: accessibility. W3C has been pushing the development of accessibility development for awhile. Screen readers and browsers are finally coming of age where such code considerations will set your website above others. Additionally, in professional arenas, accessibility can be a money-maker.
The author does an excellent job of explaining how screen readers and those with disabilities can benefit from more advanced and considerate markup. After all, how it looks matters little when your user cannot see the screen.
XHTML & CSS - Start with this book!Review Date: 2007-08-14
Excellent book!Review Date: 2007-09-14
Solid if not exhaustive or succinctReview Date: 2008-05-11
The information covered in the book is especially suited to new web site designers who are yet to understand these concepts. Web application developers - who might not focus their craft on the quality of their markup, would also benefit greatly. For others already possessing an basic understanding of semantic markup and presentation through CSS, the book might contain a few useful tips only.
Throughout each chapter the book doggedly follows a pattern that can become tedious. For each chapter, non-standards approaches are considered before the 'correct' standards based approach is shown. After this the 'extra credit' portion of the chapter provides practical applications of the given solution. Whereas the correct solution and extra credit sections are useful, the repetition of the defective non-standard approaches for in every chapter is sometimes repetitive and slightly contrived, and could be discussed more casually as required without dominating the format of every chapter.
Having said that, the book is easily read, has examples and practical applications, covers the breadth of the topic well and could certainly be used to bring anyone up to speed on the basics of standards-based approaches to the web page markup development.

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Very nice book Review Date: 2008-09-02
This book edition was updated January 2008.
XHTML and CSS for beginners in a nontechnical wayReview Date: 2008-09-09
XHTML is set to be the progression from HTML so you should learn the XHTML standards rather than HTML.
There is a strong focus on using XHTML and CSS together, all explained in a non-technical manner; the author does not have an academic degree in computer science so you will get a humane explanation of things.
This book is ideal for anyone starting out in web development/programming.
The author has an international audience in mind, which you can tell from his recommendation to use UTF-8 rather than Unicode.
The best book yet on CSSReview Date: 2008-08-14
Wonderful Resource for NoviceReview Date: 2008-07-04
If you are a first time wanna be web site designer, with no computer training or experience, yet want to learn a firm foundation on which to build, I would highly recommend this book.
Web Standards, XHTML, CSS--THE Book For LearningReview Date: 2008-07-03

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Disappointed and which I could return itReview Date: 2007-09-26
The worst book I have ever bought on coding. If I were you try another writter.
Informative though somewhat disorganizedReview Date: 2007-09-19
I will definitely use it frequently. Good information, good book, good deal.
David Powers is the man!Review Date: 2007-12-12
If 4.5 stars were an option, I'd go with thatReview Date: 2007-10-13
The only trouble I had with this book was that he sure packed a lot of information into each chapter, and he didn't use the sidebars as much as I would have hoped. It's easy enough to follow along with the examples the first time, but if you want to go back again and figure out how he programmed a small detail, you'll never find it unless you reread the whole chapter again. All it would have taken was a few little bullets here and there in the margins to point out some of the off-topic stuff that was going on in the examples, and the book would be much more functional as a reference. As it stands, I probably will have to get a whole new book for that purpose.
Also, the support on this book is phenomenal. I missed a small detail in Chapter 6 that caused my script to fail, and when I posted on the book's message board, I had a reply from the author in less than a day. That's a really cool added bonus.
Excellent book to set up dynamic pages in Dreamweaver using phpReview Date: 2007-10-31

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VERY GOOD BOOK FOR J2EE DESIGNReview Date: 2008-09-02
It's not only useful for J2EE programming but also for non-J2EE enterprise projects as well. I STRONGLY recommend it. I have learnt so much from this book.
The best J2EE Design BookReview Date: 2008-05-21
Ignore the publication dateReview Date: 2008-01-27
Rod applies principles that never go out of date - only the examples do - or seem to. A product is stuck with its basic design forever. Thus a critique of the 2002 version of Struts is as valid as a critique of the 2007 version.
Pros: Readable. Insightful. It will make you a better architect.
Cons: Typos (how do chapters get mis-numbered in the ToC?!?) It really should be in a high-quality hard binding (though the binding is quite good for paper).
Summary: 'J2EE Design...' is worth much more than its weight in gold. Buy it. READ IT!
Excellent book - Needs updated code samples and J2EE 1.4 supportReview Date: 2006-04-21
Now the downside, the book needs a complete revision to include changes with J2EE 1.4. The CODE SAMPLES explained in this book does'nt work now - please update.
Great book ! Review Date: 2006-04-28
"What is WebSphere" is another book I like. Also help me to learn system level stuff. It is much easier to read. Though it does not have so many stuff like Johnson's book.
I would like to suggest the auther to consider many tech readers are not very good at English.

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Dated but still very valuableReview Date: 2007-12-30
If you're a graphic designer who is entering web development (which is a large segment), it's still a must read, but beware the 4.x browser version suggestions, and don't bother to try and support tables any more. It's not necessary, and it's bad form for oh, so many reasons. Everything else in the book is absolutely essential for the transition. Your best bet would be to read it and ask questions from someone who's been developing websites for a long time (and is open to web standards).
And if you've been building these things for a long time, it's still a great book to revisit at least yearly.
You can't really go wrong with a Zeldman book, imho, at least so far. If he writes something on knitting, I can't guarantee it...
Good overview of Web Design RootsReview Date: 2005-09-21
People who are interested in where the web is coming from will like this book. If your are looking for how web design is done today anno 2005 I would like to recommend Jeffrey Zeldman book "Designing with web standards".
Helpful Guidance for Newbies or VeteransReview Date: 2004-10-05
Jefferey Zeldman teaches basic, foundation building principles that you will use almost daily during your tenure as a web designer. If your looking for a book to hold you by the hand and teach you how to perform specific actions with step by step coding, this isn't your book. Instead, it touches upon ideas and methods. Zeldman covers topics from designing good navigation to fundamental steps in working with a potential client.
I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. It would have received a perfect score if it wasn't for some outdated material. Purchase this book, it should be a part of any collection.
Most excellentReview Date: 2002-12-08
Jeffrey Zeldman's unique voice permeates the entire book, holds your hand, and gently guides you through the ups & downs of working with the web. His examples are concise and to the point, his writing style (as always) humorous and friendly, and, most importantly, you get the feeling that he truly loves this medium, and would like nothing more than being able to help another person discover just what the fuss is all about.
Should be on the shelf of every designer - no matter what your level of experience is.
this book changed my website foreverReview Date: 2003-05-28

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Great How to on E-CommerceReview Date: 2005-07-25
Simply the Best ASP E-Commerce book!Review Date: 2005-07-14
Excellent and informative bookReview Date: 2004-11-16
Fully functional, basic webstoreReview Date: 2004-12-18
It walks you through a complete design of the side with the end result that you have a basic webstore that you could actually take operational. The only weakness in the credit processing section. It's written for a European credit card gateway. It would be nice if one of the more popular US gateways (e.g. authorize.net) was also included.
I also sent a couple of questions to the author and he was responded very quickly ... obviously he's interested in making sure everyone reading the book is successful. 5 stars for that alone.
More end-to-end ASP.NET, less e-commerceReview Date: 2004-11-10
This is not to say the book is bad. It's very well written and the code is described step-by-step in detail. There could have been more emphasis on architecture, and a little more on e-commerce. I would also like to see some emphasis on the sticky legal issues like customer data management, password security, transaction security, and how and when to migrate the data off of the machines on the open Internet and back into safe storage on the Intranet.

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Great book for any dreamweaver developerReview Date: 2008-10-07
The book is well written and thoroughly covers the subjects it claims to cover.
Each chapter is also written in such a way that it could be read independently of the other chapters. This is highly useful if you only want to cover one or two of the three primary subjects covered (css, php and ajax with Dreamweaver cs3).
By the end of this book you will be able to create basic (though useful) web apps, validate user input in forms, use dreamweaver's built in ajax functions (spry) to make content much more interesting and create standards compliant websites that will be viewable in all browsers.
Great way to learnReview Date: 2008-09-30
This guy is a very excellent teacherReview Date: 2008-09-27
Best in classReview Date: 2008-09-01
Title is misleading, it's not about PHP or AJAXReview Date: 2008-08-10
The book covers how to do basics in Spry. Spry is the AJAX framework bundled in Dreamweaver. There is no depth in the writing on Spry, and the coverage of RESTful and AJAX is minimal. The same can be said for the treatment of PHP. The coverage of PHP is superficial. There's no practical guidance on how to use PHP in Dreamweaver application development.
Two is harsh, because this is an average book and it probably merits a 3 but for the misleading title. However, I can't bring myself to mark it as a 2 because the author saw a way to sell copies. Returning to Dreamweaver after missing a couple releases, I found "Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual" to be a more complete book, and while it also covers Spry and a bit of PHP it makes no pretensions about its focus.

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A BullseyeReview Date: 2008-09-18
I recommended this to a friend of mine who is a VP of a web development company and he turned around and sent me a link to their recommendation that ALL their clients read 'Letting Go'.
Outstanding resource for both writing and designing web pagesReview Date: 2008-09-12
While the title of the book makes it seem like it only discusses "words," it actually covers much more than that. The real focus is on making your site more user-friendly. I found discussions of links, illustrations, active and passive space, and general style recommendations to be extremely useful.
I think this book would be just as useful for someone who is designing pages as someone who is just writing content. Much of the book goes over design best practices that would be helpful to programmers and designers.
Overall an excellent resource. Highly recommended.
Extremely insightful and easy to understandReview Date: 2008-09-02
Hang Onto this Book!Review Date: 2008-08-25
It offers technical assistance without being a coding manual, and for the creative person who is not a coder or developer, this is a terrific tool!
It's not for the programmer who knows the how-to side, but it's for the content and creative person trying to attract the right attention and reach the right people.
A must-read for any web developerReview Date: 2008-06-25
Most of the websites online do not follow the practices outlined in this book and would be better off if they did.
The book is filled with clear examples and shows bad content and then the ways to improve it.
Great book!

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Great bookReview Date: 2008-09-30
Great Book - Arrived In a Timely FashionReview Date: 2008-09-16
Estou muito satisfeito de ter este livro !!!Review Date: 2008-01-29
Como um livro de tutorial foi maravilhoso e me trouxe muito conteudo !!!
Realmente vale a pena !!!
Excellent bookReview Date: 2007-09-06
Essential Book for ANY E-Commerce .NET 2.0 Developers!!!Review Date: 2007-02-09
01. Starting off
02. Laying Out the Foundation
03. Creating the Product Catalog: Part I
04. Creating the Product Catalog: Part II
05. Searching the Catalog
06. Improving Performance
07. Receiving Payments Using PayPal
08. Catalog Administration
09. Creating a Custom Shopping Cart
10. Custom Orders
11. Making Product Recommendations
12. Adding Customer Accounts
13. Advanced Customer Orders
14. Order Pipeline
15. Implementing the Pipeline
16. Credit Card Transactions
17. Integrating with Amazon
Tack on 2 appendixes to the end and you have a MUST-HAVE book for anyone that is looking to achieve the same goals that this books does!!
***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Great Job Sells and Ian.