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Web Coding and Development All-In-One for Dummies
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Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies is a one-stop resource for would-be developers who need guidance on the languages and steps used to build websites and applications. Learn the coding...
Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies is a one-stop resource for would-be developers who need guidance on the languages and steps used to build websites and applications. Learn the coding ropes and expand your existing skillset with this easy-to-understand guide. In these complete mini-books, you’ll walk through the basics of web development, structuring a page, building and processing web forms, and beyond. Learn how to build a website or create your very own app with the advice of web coding and development experts. This edition expands JavaScript and CSS coverage while providing new content on server-side coding and the development stack. This Dummies All-in-One is great for you if want to develop coding skills but don’t have a programming background. It’s also perfect for professionals looking to brush up on their web development skills and get up to date on the latest trends and standards.
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- English
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- 2nd ed
- Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2024
- ©2024
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- 1 online resource (851 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9781394197040, 1394197047, 9781394197026
- OCLC
- on1430217413
- Includes index.
- Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Book 1 Getting Ready to Code for the Web -- Chapter 1 How Web Coding and Development Work -- The Nuts and Bolts of Web Coding and Development -- How the web works -- How the web works, take two -- Understanding the Front End: HTML and CSS -- Adding structure: HTML -- Adding style: CSS -- Understanding the Back End: PHP and MySQL -- Storing data on the server: MySQL -- Accessing data on the server: PHP -- How It All Fits Together: JavaScript -- How Dynamic Web Pages Work -- What Is a Web App? -- Understanding the Difference between Web Coding and Web Development -- Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Web Development Home -- What Is a Local Web Development Environment? -- Do You Need a Local Web Development Environment? -- Setting Up the XAMPP for Windows Development Environment -- Installing XAMPP for Windows -- Running the XAMPP for Windows Control Panel -- Accessing your local web server -- Setting Up the XAMPP for OS X Development Environment -- Installing XAMPP for OS X -- Running XAMPP Application Manager -- Accessing your local web server -- Choosing Your Text Editor -- Chapter 3 Finding and Setting Up a Web Host -- Understanding Web Hosting Providers -- Using your existing internet provider -- Finding a free hosting provider -- Signing up with a commercial hosting provider -- A Buyer's Guide to Web Hosting -- Finding a Web Host -- Finding Your Way around Your New Web Home -- Your directory and your web address -- Making your hard disk mirror your web home -- Uploading your site files -- Making changes to your web files -- Book 2 Coding the Front End, Part 1: HTML and CSS -- Chapter 1 Structuring the Page with HTML -- Getting the Hang of HTML -- Understanding Tag Attributes
- Learning the Fundamental Structure of a Web Page -- Giving your page a title -- Adding some text -- Some Notes on Structure versus Style -- Applying the Basic Text Tags -- Emphasizing text -- Marking important text -- Nesting tags -- Adding headings -- Adding quotations -- Creating Links -- Linking basics -- Anchors aweigh: Internal links -- Building Bulleted and Numbered Lists -- Making your point with bulleted lists -- Numbered lists: Easy as one, two, three -- Inserting Special Characters -- Inserting Images -- Carving Up the Page -- The < -- header> -- tag -- The < -- nav> -- tag -- The < -- main> -- tag -- The < -- article> -- tag -- The < -- section> -- tag -- The < -- aside> -- tag -- The < -- footer> -- tag -- Handling non-semantic content with < -- div> -- -- Handling words and characters with < -- span> -- -- Commenting Your HTML Code -- Chapter 2 Styling the Page with CSS -- Figuring Out Cascading Style Sheets -- Styles: Bundles of formatting options -- Sheets: Collections of styles -- Cascading: How styles propagate -- Getting the Hang of CSS Rules and Declarations -- Adding Styles to a Page -- Inserting inline styles -- Embedding an internal style sheet -- Linking to an external style sheet -- Styling Page Text -- Setting the type size -- Getting comfy with CSS measurement units -- Applying a font family -- Changing the font weight -- Styling text with italics -- Styling links -- Aligning text horizontally -- Indenting a paragraph's first line -- Working with Colors -- Specifying a color -- Coloring text -- Coloring the background -- Getting to Know the Web Page Family -- Using CSS Selectors -- The class selector (.) -- The id selector (#) -- The descendant combinator -- The child combinator (> -- ) -- The subsequent-sibling combinator (~) -- The next-sibling combinator (+)
- A review of some pseudo-classes -- A few pseudo-elements you need to know -- Revisiting the Cascade -- Understanding declaration types -- Understanding origin types -- Declaration type, origin type, and weight -- Figuring out specificity -- The ultimate tiebreaker: Source code order -- Putting it all together: The cascade algorithm -- Chapter 3 Sizing and Positioning Page Elements -- Learning about the CSS Box Model -- Styling Sizes -- Adding Padding -- Building Borders -- Making Margins -- Resetting the margin -- Collapsing margins ahead! -- Getting a Grip on Page Flow -- Floating Elements -- Clearing your floats -- Collapsing containers ahead! -- Positioning Elements -- Using relative positioning -- Giving absolute positioning a whirl -- Trying out fixed positioning -- Making elements stick (temporarily) -- Chapter 4 Creating the Page Layout -- What Is Page Layout? -- Making Flexible Layouts with Flexbox -- Setting up the flex container -- Aligning flex items along the primary axis -- Aligning flex items along the secondary axis -- Centering an element horizontally and vertically -- Laying out a navigation bar with Flexbox -- Allowing flex items to grow -- Allowing flex items to shrink -- Laying out content columns with Flexbox -- Shaping the Overall Page Layout with CSS Grid -- Setting up the grid container -- Specifying the grid rows and columns -- Creating grid gaps -- Assigning grid items to rows and columns -- Aligning grid items -- Laying out content columns with Grid -- Book 3 Coding the Front End, Part 2: JavaScript -- Chapter 1 An Overview of JavaScript -- JavaScript: Controlling the Machine -- What Is a Programming Language? -- Is JavaScript Hard to Learn? -- What You Can Do with JavaScript -- What You Can't Do with JavaScript -- What You Need to Get Started -- Basic Script Construction -- The < -- script> -- tag
- Where do you put the < -- script> -- tag? -- Example #1: Displaying a message to the user -- Example #2: Writing text to the page -- A Quick Introduction to the Console -- Dealing with a Couple of Exceptional Cases -- Handling browsers with JavaScript turned off -- Handling very old browsers -- Adding Comments to Your Code -- Creating External JavaScript Files -- Chapter 2 Understanding Variables -- Understanding Variables -- Declaring a variable with let -- Storing a value in a variable -- Declaring a variable another way: const -- Using variables in statements -- Naming Variables: Rules and Best Practices -- Rules for naming variables -- Ideas for good variable names -- Understanding Literal Data Types -- Working with numeric literals -- Exponential notation -- Hexadecimal integer values -- Working with string literals -- Using quotation marks within strings -- Understanding escape sequences -- Working with Boolean literals -- JavaScript Reserved Words -- JavaScript Keywords -- Chapter 3 Building Expressions -- Understanding Expression Structure -- Building Numeric Expressions -- A quick look at the arithmetic operators -- Using the addition (+) operator -- Using the increment (++) operator -- Using the subtraction and negation (-) operators -- Using the decrement (--) operator -- Using the multiplication (*) operator -- Using the division (/) operator -- Using the modulus (%) operator -- Using the arithmetic assignment operators -- Building String Expressions -- Building Comparison Expressions -- The comparison operators -- Using the equality (==) operator -- Using the inequality (!=) operator -- Using the greater than (> -- ) operator -- Using the less than (< -- ) operator -- Using the greater than or equal (> -- =) operator -- Using the less than or equal (< -- =) operator -- The comparison operators and data conversion
- Using the strict equality (===) operator -- Using the strict inequality (!==) operator -- Using strings in comparison expressions -- Using the ternary (?:) operator -- Building Logical Expressions -- The logical operators -- Using the AND (& -- & -- ) operator -- Using the OR (||) operator -- Using the NOT (!) Operator -- Advanced notes on the & -- & -- and || operators -- Understanding Operator Precedence -- The order of precedence -- Controlling the order of precedence -- Chapter 4 Controlling the Flow of JavaScript -- Making True/False Decisions with if Statements -- Branching with if. . .else Statements -- Making Multiple Decisions -- Using the AND (& -- & -- ) and OR (||) operators -- Stringing together multiple if statements -- Using the switch statement -- Understanding Code Looping -- Using while Loops -- Using for Loops -- Using do. . .while Loops -- Controlling Loop Execution -- Exiting a loop using the break statement -- Bypassing loop statements using the continue statement -- Avoiding Infinite Loops -- Chapter 5 Harnessing the Power of Functions -- What Is a Function? -- The Structure of a Function -- Where Do You Put a Function? -- Calling a Function -- Calling a function when the < -- script> -- tag is parsed -- Calling a function after the page is loaded -- Calling a function in response to an event -- Passing Values to Functions -- Passing a single value to a function -- Passing multiple values to a function -- Making an argument optional -- Returning a Value from a Function -- Getting Your Head around Anonymous Functions -- Assigning an anonymous function to a variable -- Replacing a function call with an anonymous function -- Moving to Arrow Functions -- Running Functions in the Future -- Using a timeout to perform a future action once -- Using an interval to perform a future action repeatedly
- Understanding Variable Scope