Best CSS Programming Books
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1. Web Design with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery Set
Author: by Jon Duckett
Wiley
English
1152 pages
A two-book set for web designers and front-end developers This two-book set combines the titles HTML & CSS: Designing and Building Web Sites and JavaScript & jQuery: Interactive Front-End Development. Together these two books form an ideal platform for anyone who wants to master HTML and CSS before stepping up to JavaScript and jQuery.
HTML & CSS covers structure, text, links, images, tables, forms, useful options, adding style with CSS, fonts, colors, thinking in boxes, styling lists and tables, layouts, grids, and even SEO, Google analytics, ftp, and HTML5. JavaScript & jQuery offers an excellent combined introduction to these two technologies using a clear and simple visual approach using diagrams, infographics, and photographs.
A handy two-book set that uniquely combines related technologies Highly visual format and accessible language makes these books highly effective learning tools Perfect for beginning web designers and front-end developers.
2. HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites
Author: by Jon Duckett
John Wiley & Sons
English
490 pages
A full-color introduction to the basics of HTML and CSS from the publishers of Wrox! Every day, more and more people want to learn some HTML and CSS. Joining the professional web designers and programmers are new audiences who need to know a little bit of code at work (update a content management system or e-commerce store) and those who want to make their personal blogs more attractive.
Many books teaching HTML and CSS are dry and only written for those who want to become programmers, which is why this book takes an entirely new approach. Introduces HTML and CSS in a way that makes them accessible to everyonehobbyists, students, and professionalsand it’s full-color throughout Utilizes information graphics and lifestyle photography to explain the topics in a simple way that is engaging Boasts a unique structure that allows you to progress through the chapters from beginning to end or just dip into topics of particular interest at your leisure This educational book is one that you will enjoy picking up, reading, then referring back to.
3. HTML and CSS QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginners Guide to Developing a Strong Coding Foundation, Building Responsive Websites, and Mastering … of Modern Web Design (QuickStart Guides)
Author: by David DuRocher
English
361 pages
1636100007
Master HTML and CSS fundamentals to create beautiful websites. The best book on the market for modern web design fundamentals for 2021 and beyond! #1 AMAZON NEW RELEASE*Every one of the over 4 billion webpages online today use HTML markup language to display its content.HTML is everywhere.
Experienced developers know that a mastery of HTML and CSS fundamentals is not only an essential web design skill, but also the solid foundation of a robust coding skillset. In HTML & CSS QuickStart Guide author, instructor, and 10+ year Fortune 500 tech company veteran David DuRocher breaks down HTML5 and CSS3 fundamentals manageable, practical, and engaging segments designed for first-time developers.
David’s unique and engaging approach to teaching HTML and CSS principles means that readers are ready to start designing from the very first chapter without enduring an avalanche of boring jargon or dry technobabble. Use the enclosed bonus digital asset access to go beyond the book with your own hands-on project, GitHub code repository, online tools, resources, and more!
4. Get Coding!: Learn HTML, CSS & JavaScript & Build a Website, App & Game
Author: by Young Rewired State
Candlewick
English
208 pages
Learn how to write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and build your own website, app, and game! An essential guide to computer programming for kids by kids. Crack open this book and set off on several fun missions while simultaneously learning the basics of writing code.
Want to make a website from scratch?Create an app?Build a game? All the tools are here, laid out in a user-friendly format that leads kids on an imaginary quest to keep a valuable diamond safe from dangerous jewel thieves.
Presented by Young Rewired State an international collective of tech-savvy kids in easy-to-follow, bite-size chunks, the real-life coding skills taught in this engaging, comprehensive guide may just set young readers on the path to becoming technology stars of the future.
5. Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics
Author: by Jennifer Robbins
O'Reilly Media
English
808 pages
Do you want to build web pages but have no prior experience? This friendly guide is the perfect place to start. You’ll begin at square one, learning how the web and web pages work, and then steadily build from there.
By the end of the book, you’ll have the skills to create a simple site with multicolumn pages that adapt for mobile devices. Each chapter provides exercises to help you learn various techniques and short quizzes to make sure you understand key concepts.
This thoroughly revised edition is ideal for students and professionals of all backgrounds and skill levels. It is simple and clear enough for beginners, yet thorough enough to be a useful reference for experienced developers keeping their skills up to date.
Build HTML pages with text, links, images, tables, and formsUse style sheets (CSS) for colors, backgrounds, formatting text, page layout, and even simple animation effectsLearn how JavaScript works and why the language is so important in web designCreate and optimize web images so they’ll download as quickly as possibleNew!
6. Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: With jQuery, CSS & HTML5 (Learning PHP, MYSQL, Javascript, CSS & HTML5)
Author: by Robin Nixon
O'Reilly Media
English
832 pages
Build interactive, data driven websites with the potent combination of open source technologies and web standards, even if you have only basic HTML knowledge. In this update to this popular hands on guide, you’ll tackle dynamic web programming with the latest versions of today’s core technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, and key jQuery libraries.
Web designers will learn how to use these technologies together and pick up valuable web programming practices along the wayincluding how to optimize websites for mobile devices. At the end of the book, you’ll put everything together to build a fully functional social networking site suitable for both desktop and mobile browsers.
Explore MySQL, from database structure to complex queriesUse the MySQLi extension, PHP’s improved MySQL interfaceCreate dynamic PHP web pages that tailor themselves to the userManage cookies and sessions and maintain a high level of securityEnhance the JavaScript language with jQuery and jQuery mobile librariesUse Ajax calls for background browser server communicationStyle your web pages by acquiring CSS2 and CSS3 skillsImplement HTML5 features, including geolocation, audio, video, and the canvas elementReformat your websites into mobile web apps
7. Head First HTML and CSS: A Learner's Guide to Creating Standards-Based Web Pages
Author: by Elisabeth Robson
O'Reilly Media
English
768 pages
Tired of reading HTML books that only make sense after you’re an expert? Then it’s about time you picked up Head First HTML and CSS, and really learned HTML. You want to learn HTML so you can finally create those web pages you’ve always wanted, so you can communicate more effectively with friends, family, fans, and fanatic customers.
You also want to do it right so you can actually maintain and expand your web pages over time so they work in all browsers and mobile devices. Oh, and if you’ve never heard of CSS, that’s okay-we won’t tell anyone you’re still partying like it’s 1999-but if you’re going to create web pages in the 21st century then you’ll want to know and understand CSS.
Learn the real secrets of creating web pages, and why everything your boss told you about HTML tables is probably wrong (and what to do instead). Most importantly, hold your own with your co-worker (and impress cocktail party guests) when he casually mentions how his HTML is now strict, and his CSS is in an external style sheet.
8. Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS: Develop future-proof responsive websites using the latest HTML5 and CSS techniques, 3rd Edition
Author: by Ben Frain
B087D5FXXG
Packt Publishing
April 30, 2020
Harness the latest capabilities of HTML5 and CSS to create a single UI that works flawlessly on mobile phones, tablets, and desktops plus everything in-betweenKey FeaturesUnderstand what responsive web design is and its significance for modern web developmentExplore the latest developments in responsive web design including variable fonts, CSS Scroll Snap, and moreGet to grips with the uses and benefits of the new CSS Grid layoutBook DescriptionResponsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS, Third Edition is a renewed and extended version of one of the most comprehensive and bestselling books on the latest HTML5 and CSS tools and techniques for responsive web design.
Written in the author’s signature friendly and informal style, this edition covers all the newest developments and improvements in responsive web design including better user accessibility, variable fonts and font loading, CSS Scroll Snap, and much, much more. With a new chapter dedicated to CSS Grid, you will understand how it differs from the Flexbox layout mechanism and when you should use one over the other.
9. CSS Pocket Reference: Visual Presentation for the Web
Author: by Eric A. Meyer
O'Reilly Media
English
206 pages
When you’re working with CSS and need an answer now, this concise yet comprehensive quick reference provides the essential information you need. Revised and updated for CSS3, this fifth edition is ideal for intermediate to advanced web designers and developers.
You’ll find a short introduction to the key concepts of CSS and alphabetical summaries of CSS selectors and properties. You’ll also discover information on new properties, including grid, flexbox, clipping, masking, and compositing. Quickly find the information you needExplore CSS concepts, values, selectors and queries, and propertiesLearn how new features complement and extend your CSS practicesDiscover new properties including animations, grid, flexbox, masking, filtering, and compositing in this new edition
10. Basics of Web Design: HTML5 & CSS
Author: by Terry Felke-Morris
Pearson
English
496 pages
For introductory courses in Web Design Provide a strong foundation for web design and web development Basics of Web Design: HTML5, is a foundational introduction to beginning web design and web development. The text provides a balance of hard skills such as HTML 5, CSS, and soft skills such as web design and publishing to the Web, giving students a well-rounded foundation as they pursue careers as web professionals.
Students will leave an introductory design course with the tools they need to build their skills in the fields of web design, web graphics, and web development. The 5th Edition features a major change from previous edition. Although classic page layout methods using CSS float are still introduced, there is a new emphasis on Responsive Page Layout utilizing the new CSS Flexible Box Layout (Flexbox) and CSS Grid Layout techniques.
Therefore, the new 5th Edition features new content, updated topics, hands-on practice exercises, and case studies.
11. A Smarter Way to Learn HTML & CSS: Learn it faster. Remember it longer. (Volume 2)
Author: by Mark Myers
English
258 pages
150867387X
The ultimate learn-by-doing approach. Short chapters are paired with free interactive online exercises to teach the fundamentals of HTML and CSS. Written for beginners, useful for experienced developers who want to sharpen their skills. Prepares the reader to code a website of medium complexity.
The learner spends two to three times as long practicing as he does reading. Based on cognitive research showing that retention increases 400 percent when learners are challenged to retrieve the information they just read. Explanations are in plain, nontechnical English that people of all backgrounds can readily understand.
With ample coding examples and illustrations.
12. CSS in Depth
Author: by Keith J. Grant
1617293458
Manning Publications
English
SummaryCSS in Depth exposes you to a world of CSS techniques that range from clever to mind-blowing. This instantly useful book is packed with creative examples and powerful best practices that will sharpen your technical skills and inspire your sense of design.
Foreword by Chris Coyier, Cofounder of CodePen. Dig even deeper into the secrets of CSS with our video course CSS in Depth in Motion, available exclusively at Manning.Com (www.Manning. Com/livevideo/css-in-depth-in-motion)! Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the TechnologySome websites really pop. They look great, they’re visually consistent, and they feel interactive and responsive. You can bet their developers knew CSS in depth. CSS specifies everything from the structural layout of page elements to their individual look and feel.
True masters know the patterns of CSS development, the techniques to implement them, and the subtle touches that result in beautiful typography, fluid transitions, and balanced graphics.Join them! About the BookCSS in Depth exposes you to a world of CSS techniques that range from clever to mind-blowing.
13. How To Be A Web Developer In 90 Days: Web Development Skills
Author: by Gabriel Wilson
B08NVXHFXJ
English
329 pages
Be a Web Developer In 90 Days! Go from Beginner to Expert. Easy Web development skills Book for Beginners Step by Step guide – how to become a web developer Become a web developer in 90 days Java developer guide Learn css web design Are you working at your dream job?
What would you do if I told you I have my dream job? After working almost 20 years in corporate America, I figured out what career makes me happy. It’s true, some people actually love their jobs! I can proudly say I am one of them.
I am a Web Developer. I’ve been professionally coding websites from scratch for the last seven years. I freaking love coding ! I recall when I would randomly ask people if they love their jobs. I was always puzzled when people said that they genuinely loved what they did for a living.
Don’t get me wrong, I had a plush sales career making six figures, a company car, corporate credit card and flexible hours but I was still unhappy.I dreaded Mondays. It was during the Covid-19 Pandemic that it hit me.
14. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript All in One: Covering HTML5, CSS3, and ES6, Sams Teach Yourself
Author: by Julie Meloni
Sams Publishing
English
800 pages
A solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript – and how they work together – is vital to any kind of contemporary web development. And these core technologies are only growing in importance as contemporary web development moves away from a reliance on proprietary technologies like Flash for rich interface and mobile applications.
Teach Yourself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript All in One combines these three fundamental web development technologies into one clearly written, carefully organized, step-by-step tutorial that expertly guides the beginner through these three interconnected technologies. By the end of this book the reader will understand how these technologies work, and more importantly, how they work together to create modern web pages and sites.
After completing the book’s lessons the reader will be able to confidently create basic but professional-looking interactive web sites. Coverage of the HTML5, CSS3, and ECMAScript 6 standards is thoughtfully integrated into every chapter of the book, mentioning new features or tools within context of the task or topic at hand.
15. CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web
Author: by Eric A. Meyer
O'Reilly Media
English
1090 pages
If you’re a web designer or app developer interested in sophisticated page styling, improved accessibility, and saving time and effort, this book is for you. This revised edition provides a comprehensive guide to CSS implementation, along with a thorough review of the latest CSS specifications.
CSS is a constantly evolving language for describing the presentation of web content on screen, printers, speech synthesizers, screen readers, and chat windows. It is used by all browsers on all screen sizes on all types of IoT devices, including phones, computers, video games, televisions, watches, kiosks, and auto consoles.
Authors Eric Meyer and Estelle Weyl show you how to improve user experience, speed development, avoid potential bugs, and add life and depth to your applications through layout, transitions and animations, borders, backgrounds, text properties, and many other tools and techniques.
This guide covers:Selectors, specificity, and the cascadeValues, units, fonts, and text propertiesPadding, borders, outlines, and marginsColors, backgrounds, and gradientsFloats and positioning tricksFlexible box layoutThe new Grid layout system2D and 3D transforms, transitions, and animationFilters, blending, clipping, and maskingMedia and feature queries
16. Web Design Playground: HTML & CSS the Interactive Way
Author: by Paul McFedries
Manning Publications
English
440 pages
SummaryWeb Design Playground takes you step by step from writing your first line of HTML to creating interesting and attractive web pages. In this project-based book, you’ll use a custom online workspace, the book’s companion Playground, to design websites, product pages, photo galleries, and more.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the TechnologyHow do top designers learn to create beautiful web pages and intuitive user experiences? Great examples, expert mentoring, and lots of practice!
Written by web designer and master teacher Paul McFedries, this unique book shapes and sharpens your skills in HTML, CSS, and web page design. About the BookWeb Design Playground takes you step by step from writing your first line of HTML to creating interesting, attractive web pages.
In this project-based book, you’ll use a custom online workspace to design websites, product pages, photo galleries, and more. Don’t worry about setting up your own servers and domain namesthe book comes with a free “playground” which lets you experiment without any of that!
