The Complete Website Upgrade and Maintenance Guide [With Contains Sample Web Sites, Shareware Tools...]

Ok, I read the reviews of the people above me and I disagree with some of the reviews. This is a very good book to point out the features of DOM (Document Object Model) and it has a very good segue into DHTML.Ok, some of the information on web site structure and the role that HTML plays is a little redundent, but I think people should buy this if they want to get good at some of the higher level web development protocols and languages like Javascript, DHTML, and XML. I think this book will really soften the blow that can hit from graduating from HTML. Keep in mind that for people who use Dreamweaver and Frontpage, those people will never get good at web design because those programs do it all for the user and the one disadvantage that Frontpage and Dreamweaver have on web designers is that they really do not allow a web developer to make a really good automated web site or an interactive web site. This book does give you the hows and whys of learning these higher level languages and makes all of them really easy to learn.I bought this book and I am not disappointed.

The Complete Website Upgrade & Maintenance Design Guide isn't for people who take Web design lightly. It's a thorough and comprehensive resource that rewards readers who pay attention throughout the course of reading the volumnious workbook. Particularly strong are the case studies, which walk you through the different stages of a site. The chapters are easy to read, in particular those on site and backend planning. The book's sidebars explain _why_ standards get set and how things work technically -- very informative and very involved. The book's size may be intimidating to some, particularly novices. But it comes across as a book that will help answer different questions at different stages of development. And it lays things out so plainly that, unless you're completely dense, the book will point you in the right direction. A must read for anyone who wants to improve their Web design skills.

I was intimidated by the size of the book at first, but the author's easy reading tone and information make me comfortable. As a novice webmaster, the sections on setting up a backend and testing your site before launch were most useful. I will continue to use this book as a reference as I learn more.