Head First HTML5 Programming

Head First Series

by Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson

HTML has been on a wild ride. Sure, HTML started as a mere markup language, but more recently HTML's put on some major muscle. Now we've got a language tuned for building web applications with Web storage, 2D drawing, offline support, sockets and threads, and more. And to speak this language you've got to go beyond HTML5 markup and into the world of the DOM, events, and JavaScript APIs.

Now you probably already know all about HTML markup (otherwise known as structure) and you know all about CSS style (presentation), but what you've been missing is JavaScript (behavior). If all you know about are structure and presentation, you can create some great looking pages, but they're still just pages. When you add behavior with JavaScript, you can create an interactive experience; even better, you can create full blown web applications.

Head First HTML5 Programming is your ultimate tour guide to creating web applications with HTML5 and JavaScript, and we give you everything you need to know to build them, how to add interactivity to your pages, how to communicate with the world of Web services, and how to use the great new APIs being developed for HTML5.

Here are just some of the things you'll learn in Head First HTML5 Programing :

Genres: Programming, Technology, Nonfiction, Technical, Reference, Computer Science, Computers

610 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Bokieie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some very good take-aways to keep in mind whilst your writing your code.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to working with JavaScript. It is well written, fun, and kept my interest even through thing I knew, or thought I knew. The examples and also clever and fun as well.

One thing to note is this is much more about JavaScript than HTML & CSS. If you are not comfortable with HTML & CSS, I suggest that you pick up the Head First HTML and CSS book and work through it first.

Don't expect to be an expert at the end of the book. There is a lot more to learn than you will find here, but this will give you a solid foundation to build from. At the end of the book is a list of other topics they weren't able to cover or go into depth on. In addition, there are numerous JavaScript libraries out there and some familiarity with those is also expected of someone who claims to know JavaScript.

[Una · Rating 3 out of 5]

Playful and very understandable, I thought in the beginning.

Then it started to get annoying. It's like when you play too much and you get bored, pissed off, you start to lose and you end up not giving a damn about the game.

Also, I encountered a lot of problems understanding the VERY poorly organized Javascript. HTML5 is very simple, and if it's HTML5 you're trying to learn, go to https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/d.... I wanted to learn some (very clearly explained, as I hoped to find in this book) Javascript. I started with The Definitive Guide, but abandoned it for being too complicated/too complex. Bad decision. Now I'm re-starting it.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I see a few reviews complaining about how this book is more focused on JavaScript than HTML5, and that is true. However, in this day and age, if the book only focused on HTML5 and CSS, it would be selling the reader short. HTML5 is intended to be used with JavaScript to allow programmers to create dynamic, robust web apps. So, this book spends a lot of time talking about how to use JavaScript with HTML5. Honestly, I thought this was a good intro to building web apps.

[Gerta Xhepi · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's more about javascript not HTML 5! good for beginners and also for people who want to practice knowledge.

[Sean S · Rating 4 out of 5]

A clear and concise (with Dad humor abound) introduction to generic HTML5 programming with javascript and plugins. The part most interesting to me was not covered too heavily in detail (graphics rendering in canvas 2d) but there is enough here to whet your appetite and get you started on making your own modern web page, and especially in trying to form an understanding between DOM, the HTML section, and the JS content.

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[Sunny · Rating 4 out of 5]

It can be used as a reference book and not a text book.
Many core concepts are explained in lucid way though I would also recommend to look up on the internet for latest things in HTML5.

HTML5 alongside CSS and JavaScript are very useful for setting up the foundation for web development knowledge.

This will help the web developer to easily grasp frameworks like ANGULAR, React and Vue.

[Kino · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why is it a good idea to put dark text on black background?

[Anh Trinh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I see HTML5 many times but I really didn't realize it, thanks this book for helping me that. I also have learned many new concepts from here.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy access. Quick reading. Some nice gems. Yr not going to learn everything you need to know or the best, best way to do it. Such a book might be hard to churn out because the field is thick. (They avoided jQuery usage even tho it's pretty much standard, for example, etc.)

Great series tho.

[Jeffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes, this book moves really slow, but if you plan to read it on the train during your morning and evening commutes, slow is a good thing.

Gives you a good tour of what's in HTML 5 and shows you what's important. Isn't in depth enough to tackle projects on your own, but you can google the deep knowledge.

[Arjen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another winner from Head First. Not as good as the Javascript one but still a decent foundation for anyone who wants to get started with HTML5.

What I like is that the examples are clear, easy to understand but still prepare you to do some pretty clever 'impress-your-neighbour-and-even-though-he-wont-admit-your-java-writing-colleague'.

Good stuff.

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for a class. It's good for beginners, which is who it's designed for. Since I was a beginner, it worked out well. It was really helpful with callback functions (for APIs) and what that involves but it didn't go quite far enough. I needed to use the returned data globally and it left me hanging. But as a good, understandable introduction, you'd be hard pressed to find anything better.

[Kayla · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't finish this. The first few chapters were decent and I understood them. The farther I went the more confusing it got. It was very cluttered starting introducing topics poorly. It just made me confused about it rather than the one I finished earlier. Just gonna let it go and find something else.

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite it has a misleading book title, this is an absolute gem for those who are new to JavaScript. It doesn't beat around the bush and get straight to the point on how to implement features in a light and amusing way. Full of some basic full-fledged solutions. Recommend as a start to hit the ground with JS.

[Tsvetomir · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you know nothing about JavaScript and HTML APIs - this book is for you. Very good explanation about beginners, a lot of examples and exercises. Only requirement is to have some knowledge about HTML and CSS.

[Tom Panning · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book holds up to the Head First standard, and would be good for anyone with knowledge of html. Even though I'm outside the target audience of the book (I'm more familiar with programming than most readers probably are), it was a good introduction to a lot of the practical things in JavaScript.

[Ilya Melititskiy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Skimmed the last 30% of the book, just because it's started to annoy me. Too much quirkiness, too many pictures, not a lot information. OK for someone who's only starting to learn about the web technologies. But you'll still have to read some more serious stuff.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book had a lot of good content, however, since it is a couple of years old some of the content was outdated, in particular, some of the details around connecting to Google maps and Twitter was behind the times.

[Sergio Venicius · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book for starters

[Husam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is made for complete beginners, I didn't get as much knowledge as I expected from it.

[Eugenio Vargas Becerril · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for starters in web development, gives you the basics of the power of HTML5.

[Santhosh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great examples.. There should be a section for css3

[Jwalant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nicely explained JavaScript, HTML5, JSON, JSONP and many other related aspects.
This is the most interesting way to present content of a book I have ever seen.
Great way to make learning fun!

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[Lars Ole Christoffersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good introduction to HTML5. I like the way Head First teach you things

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[Karim Omaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

is the best way to start know the new functionality of HTML5

[Sumit Kaila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best for beginners