HTML5: The Missing Manual

By Matthew MacDonald

Book Overview

HTML5 is more than a markup language--it's a collection of several independent web standards. Fortunately, this expanded guide covers everything you need in one convenient place. With step-by-step... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1449302394
• ISBN13: 9781449302399
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

I’ll be back.

I bought this book because I saw that five on the cover and said to myself, I've been gone that long? I have always appreciated the “The Missing Manual" series. And for decades, O'Reilly has been my choice of publisher. So, it was an easy decision to purchase this book written by Matthew MacDonald. Why was I surprised to find out that HTML5 is not real? Okay, it is real, but it is really like English. There are two camps when speaking English; one wants you to use old-timey latten construction; the other camp says anything goes if it is understandable. That is the thrust of the purpose of this book: to let you know that HTML is back, but anything goes if it is understandable. I have learned a lot from this book, and it has saved my bacon several times. However, if you are new to HTML, you might want to read one of the old-timey classics before tackling the new freedom of HTML5. I do not dog-ear or underline books; however, I have surely worn this one out and still have not finished with it by a long shot. If you do not have a copy of this book, what have you been doing? The CD is not missing from this manual, as the information and examples from the chapters can be accessed online.