Learning PHP, MySQL,
JavaScript, and CSS, 2nd Edition
A Step-by-Step Guide
to Creating Dynamic Websites
Back in the
‘90s I started getting into computers really heavily. I learned how to repair
them, as well as to create websites. I learned to use a WYSIWYG (what you see
is what you get) editor, but soon realized that it was just too limiting. In
order to have more control over my webpages, I learned how to hard code in
HTML, which is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. This gave me, at the time, fantastic control
over how my webpages looked.
Soon I wanted
to learn how to program in other languages, particularly in C, C++ and Assembly
Language, and various forms of Basic. I actually took a course for GW-Basic,
but I learned more by playing around with QB4.5. I was good enough in C that I
could take the examples from Microsoft Quick C and change it to do what I
wanted. I could tell someone else how to write a simple little program that
would echo their name on screen in colors, without having to look up anything
from a book. At the time, I lived with an engineer and knew a few others who
were also into computers, although none of them programmed in C. Then I moved
back to WV, and where I was living I no longer had access to people who were
into technology such as learning to program. Don’t get me wrong, there are
people who are very good at what they do. But being a woman, many people (which
goes for other geophysical locations as well), just worked against me at that
time. I forgot almost everything I knew.
A few years
pass and I decided to get back into programming, and this is where this book
comes into play. I have been reading this book, installed the various suggested
software, and am in the process of trying out the example code. I can actually
see what he means because of his writing style and grasp of the concepts. If
any of you have ADHD which is an acronym for attention deficit disorder with
hyperactivity, then you know how hard it is to focus on things that are boring.
Regardless of how much you need or even want to know the material, it isn’t
happening. So for someone to write a programming book in a manner and style so
interesting that I can follow it and not lose interest, as well as learn from
it, then it is nothing short of a miracle. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting
to learn PHP, CSS, and JavaScript, and wants to learn how to create dynamic
websites.
I have an
account at Amazon and I have a Kindle, so I’m always interested in books for
the Kindle, since I can have it right there reading while I’m working on
something. I wanted to know if there were any free Kindle books on programming.
I saw a couple by Robin Nixon. I want to know about people who write books when
they are exceptional, and I liked what I read about him. He mentioned that you
can get a free copy of his book in exchange for a review. To me, that was a
perfect win-win situation. I get to read
a book, and hopefully learn from it in exchange for writing a review. How cool
is that? I’ve told a few people about it. I also dropped Mr. Nixon an email and
told him I would love to read his book in exchange for a review. A couple or so
weeks later, I received an email about it. I also signed up for O’Reilly’s
Blogger program.
You can pick
up your copy at either O’Reilly’s or Amazon as well as many fine bookstores,
both online and off.
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