Sams Teach Yourself Html5 in 10 Minutes

by Steven Holzner

A quick, clear guide to using the exciting new features of HTML5 todayPractical, hands-on approach helps web designers or developers begin using HTML5 right away Step-by-step directions show how to implement HTML5 video, drawing, drag and drop, forms, and moreMakes sense of all the competing claims and misinformation about what HTML5 is or isn'tYou don't need to wait to begin using HTML5, the successor to HTML 4 and XHTML . HTML5 is now being implemented in the latest versions of all the major browsers, and with it come some of the most exciting and powerful advances in web development technology in years.Teach Yourself HTML5 in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers for fast results. By working through the book's clear, step-by-step examples, web designers or developers new to HTML5 can learn everything they need to know to quickly and easily get up to speed with HTML5.

Genres: Website Design

239 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 29, 2010

Reviews

[C · Rating 2 out of 5]

This short book contains 10 brief lessons covering some of what's new in HTML5: drawing with the canvas element, dragging and dropping, form controls, video and audio, and storage. Each lesson introduces elements and their attributes, briefly explains their functionality, then shows the code to build a small demo.

The writing style is fairly boring and the examples are uninteresting, although they are basic and practical. I've seen much more exciting introductions to HTML5 online.

I liked seeing how forms are more interactive in HTML5, with basic validation taking place in the browser without requiring server-side scripting. Overall, this book made me realize how closely HTML5 works with JavaScript; I'll definitely need to spend time getting more familiar with JavaScript!

[Toby · Rating 2 out of 5]

A remarkably poor entry by SAMS, padded with unnecessary (and irritating) repetition, utterly uninspiring examples, and dire layout. The whole book could be cut down to about 50 pages without losing much.