Review: Excellent Overview, But Not a "How-To"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2012
Some of the other reviewers are less than delighted that this book has no direct instructions on how to use HTML5. That was actually what I liked about it. There are many books about how to code in HTML and HTML5, but I'm not aware of that many that focus on the context -- what makes HTML5 similar to or different from other flavors of HTML; what are the strengths and weaknesses of HTML5; what problems was HTML5 designed to address; what are the alternatives to HTML5 (and their strengths and weaknesses); what other coding languages and tools make good partners to use with HTML5; strategically, how can you make intelligent plans to incorporate HTML5 in your own work or that of your enterprise; what types of products or projects are a good match for HTML5; what are currently HTML5 best practices; and expected future directions. There is more, of course. This short book is written in accessible language for people with some experience coding, but you do not need to be an expert to understand the content. The insights of this book would be especially valuable to managers who determine directions for programming projects, but are not necessarily coders themselves, as well as for people who are coders in other languages who are trying to decide if HTML5 is worth pursuing for their specific goals.