HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition Review

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Book:		HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide
Subject:		HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition Review
Date:		2004-04-25 20:08:13
From:		equan89
Response to: HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition Review
You must be joking. This book (like all O'Reilly books) is the best in the business. I'm surprised even a complete chapter was devoted to what XHTML is, considering I can teach anyone what XHTML is (and isn't) in a single paragraph. I pull out the quick reference attachment almost daily at work. The appendix pages are the absolute best.

HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition Review, November 02 2004
Submitted by Anonymous Reader [Respond | View]

I have to agree with the first post. The book treats XHTML (the emerging standard) in asides and parenthetical notes. The section on tables for page layouts is about 4 years out of tune with current W3C recommendations. Please check out alistapart.org and webstandards.org. There are legions of web professionals who take web standards very seriously, and whose mature tools (like Dreamweaver) deserve mention over Microsoft Word, which web professionals avoid like the plague. OReilly's strength has always been providing references for Pros. This book is starting to seem slanted for novices.