Fast Track Web Programming: A Programmer′s Guide to Mastering Web Technologies - Softcover

Cintron, Dave

 
9780471324263: Fast Track Web Programming: A Programmer′s Guide to Mastering Web Technologies

Synopsis

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to create original Web applications.

Are you a legacy programmer ready to take the leap into Web programming? A Webmaster who wants to learn how to develop original Web applications? Or a seasoned Web programmer looking for a ready reference to the full range of current Web technologies? Then this book is for you. Expert Dave Cintron provides a complete overview of all the different technologies involved in Web programming and how they work together. He develops a practical framework for understanding and using them. And, he teaches you the basics of all the major Web programming and scripting languages. You′ll learn what you need to know about:
∗ Scripting with HTML, CGI, Perl, JavaScript, VBScript and how scripting and programming languages work together to create high–quality Web sites.
∗ Web programming with Dynamic HTML, Visual Basic, and all the basics of Java, Windows/ActiveX, and more.
∗ How to create and program searchable Internet databases.
∗ How the Internet really works and how all the various Web technologies work together.
∗ Developing E–commerce applications, including a thorough introduction to how Internet security really works.
∗ Selecting, using, and getting the most out of browser plug–ins.
∗ The future of the Internet: high–speed audio, video, XML, and more.

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About the Author

DAVE CINTRON is the President of Cintronics, a successful California–based Web design firm. Over the past 20 years, he has programmed for IBM mainframes, DEC superminis, high–end PC workstation networks, and the Internet.

From the Back Cover

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to create original Web applications.

Are you a legacy programmer ready to take the leap into Web programming? A Webmaster who wants to learn how to develop original Web applications? Or a seasoned Web programmer looking for a ready reference to the full range of current Web technologies? Then this book is for you. Expert Dave Cintron provides a complete overview of all the different technologies involved in Web programming and how they work together. He develops a practical framework for understanding and using them. And, he teaches you the basics of all the major Web programming and scripting languages. You′ll learn what you need to know about:
∗ Scripting with HTML, CGI, Perl, JavaScript, VBScript and how scripting and programming languages work together to create high–quality Web sites.
∗ Web programming with Dynamic HTML, Visual Basic, and all the basics of Java, Windows/ActiveX, and more.
∗ How to create and program searchable Internet databases.
∗ How the Internet really works and how all the various Web technologies work together.
∗ Developing E–commerce applications, including a thorough introduction to how Internet security really works.
∗ Selecting, using, and getting the most out of browser plug–ins.
∗ The future of the Internet: high–speed audio, video, XML, and more.

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