Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies

by Paul McFedries

Speak the languages that power the web 

With more high-paying web development jobs opening every day, people with coding and web/app building skills are having no problems finding employment. If you’re a would-be developer looking to gain the know-how to build the interfaces, databases, and other features that run modern websites, web apps, and mobile apps, look no further. Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies is your go-to interpreter for speaking the languages that handle those tasks.

Get started with a refresher on the rules of coding before diving into the languages that build interfaces, add interactivity to the web, or store and deliver data to sites. When you're ready, jump into guidance on how to put it all together to build a site or create an app.

Get the lowdown on coding basics Review HTML and CSS Make sense of JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and MySQL Create code for web and mobile apps

There’s a whole world of opportunity out there for developers—and this fast-track boot camp is here to help you acquire the skills you need to take your career to new heights!

Genres: Computers, Reference, Programming, Technology, Nonfiction, Coding

805 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 16, 2018

Reviews

[Travis Haugen]

This book is great for the beginner who wants the basics of web development explained in easy to understand language. The book is also a great reference for the experienced developer who can't quite
remember the exact syntax of s particular command. I highly recommend this book.

[Kernel Panic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good entry point for getting the basics of web development, but even if you mastered all the concepts in the book this would make you a rather old-school web developer as things are being done differently these days. It goes from explaining how to set up a simple development environment all the way up to interfacing your website with a MySQL database running on the backend. The parts on HTML5, CSS3 and vanilla Javascript are good to get a feeling of how things work --although the Javascript part lacks mention of ECMAScript 6 features. jQuery (and its extensions jQuery UI and jQuery Mobile) are used to introduce the reader to frameworks, but no mentions whatsoever of modern Javascript frameworks such as Angular and Vue make it an outdated read on that side. Also, no mentions of backend technologies such as Node.js and Express.js (the backend part is being dealt with using PHP). If you're just starting out, read it quickly and move on to something more contemporary.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have learnt HTML, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL before, and this book gives me a clearer view on these programming languages. A lot of details in the book, but a handy reference if you would like to look up for some basic outlines of web development.

[Amr Musharrafa · Rating 4 out of 5]

An informative exploratory book, take you from your hand as a beginner developer step by step, explaining each piece of code bit by bit, without overwhelming verbosity.

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

I quite enjoyed this book.

I learned a bit (a lot I already know), but this was a very comprehensive book.

4.0/5

[UndeadArtist · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only Dumnies coding book worth reading but good look bookmarking