I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to master HTML, and who also want get a grasp on still evolving XHTML standards.
This book covers HTML in its entirety, and covers XHTML in its (2002) entirety at the same time in the introductory overview of each element. It covers everything clearly, and in an organized manner.
This book does not cover, nor does it claim to cover, proprietary tools such as Dreamweaver - if you wish to use these tools, a fat book on Dreamweaver or whatever other tool, would be more appropriate anyway.
If you use an HTML editing tool, you are at the mercy of the editors' latest build and implementation of HTML, XHTML or XML-based markup.
If you truly write your own HTML/XHTML, or if you want a reliable reference to enable you to correct or modify the code generated by "editors that write your HTML for you" then this is the book to have.
Evolving XHTML standards can be discovered at W3C.org, where they are being developed.
This book is indispensible for anyone wanting complete thorough coverage of the information indicated on the title. HTML 4.01 will change no more - and this book covers it completely. XHTML is the same thing as HTML, only it is an XMLized version, which this book explains, and further modifications to the XHTML standard can be researched at W3C, or elsewhere if needed.
This book is very well done!
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