A Beginner’s Guide to Learning HTML (and Smacking Zombies Upside the Web Development) (Undead Institute)
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Tired of the boring, incomprehensible, alphabet soup that coding books throw at you? Prefer to enjoy learning HTML? Itching to smash zombies while learning how to build websites? You’re in luck.
Only your web development skills can save the planet from the hordes of zombies that walk our streets. As everyone assuredly knows (because the author didn’t make it up at all) creating web pages is the only sure way to kill a zombie, well that and a shotgun… This book will get you beating down hordes in a post-apocalyptic second with HTML5.
What You’ll Beat Zombies With
Besides learning how to punch a zombie in the HTML5, you’ll learn the major HTML elements that make up a modern web page and how to put them to good use. You’ll learn the structural underpinnings of a web page, how to mark up text, how to wrangle attributes, and ways to embed images, audio, and video. By the time you’re done you’ll understand HTML, know how to build your own web page, and pwn zombies with your skills.
How You’ll Learn to Smack Zombies Around
You won’t just passively take in the view, like a zombie shuffling across the mainland. You’ll have plenty of combat practice with analogies, examples, and code tutorials you can build, break and fix again. Working with your hands and your head you’ll craft code that pleases the eye and knocks a zombie into last Tuesday.
All the code and directions are provided as both codepen tutorials and downloadable html files, so you can fight the apocalypse how and where you like. You can work with them on the codepen site or on your own device.
And later you’ll bring those skills together in a final project that cements those skills into zombie smashing muscle memory.
Why Zombies?
Are zombies just a gimmick? Why would this be any better than a straight laced book that sticks to the facts?
Straight laced books are often straight boring. And if you have insomnia problems go buy that book. The author, John, has read the boring books and knows that staying awake and engaged are also important for learning. But this book uses zombie references and analogies not just to make you smile, but to help the material stick. If a tough technical concept is related in silly terms you understand, like a zombie trying to buy gum at a super market, it’s much more likely to stay in that brain those zombies are intent on eating.
Is this book for me?
We at the undead institute believe that getting braaains should be fun. While our definition of fun typically involves silly jokes, zombie references and learning ways to build great websites, not everyone agrees. If you’re looking for straight technical explanations without any wit or whimsy (or zombies) then these books probably aren’t for you. If you have an enormous technical background and no time for humor or apocalyptic analogies, then move along. There’s nothing for you to see here.
But if you like a good (or sometimes bad) joke, if you have little to no technical background or inclination but want to learn HTML, CSS and more, or if you’re a technology pro and prefer a spoonful of fun with your web development (zombie antidote) medicine, then these books were written for you, and these books will help you reach your web development goals.
There’s no reason good learning can’t live right alongside good fun. So grab your computer, grab your sense of humor and hit that buy button. We’ve got websites to build and zombies to smack.
ASIN : B07DFYX1T3
Publisher : The Undead Institute; 2nd edition (August 1, 2018)
Publication date : August 1, 2018
Language : English
File size : 346 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Not Enabled
Print length : 67 pages
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Peter –
Good for Kids
This is an overly simplified introduction to HTML, but it’s as good a start as any. If you have a youngster looking to program for the first time, this is an excellent first step.
Prof H –
Straight forward HTML guide
Good beginners introduction to HTML but too much reference to smashing zombies.
dragoneye –
Fun and helpful
I spotted this book in a giveaway. It piqued my interest, as I’ve taught myself a (very small) smattering of HTML for my limited purposes. Wasn’t sure about the zombie thing, but I thought I’d sign up and ended up winning a copy.My first thoughts? This guy is kind of weird. I’m not much of a zombie lover, and the references seemed a little off-the-wall. The cover also brought me back to 1985. But as I dug in, I found the info really helpful and realized the silly zombie illustrations were actually very relevant to the points being made. They even started to make me smile.This is a brief volume, well-organized, and the techy content is given in a way that’s easy-to-grasp. KUDOS to that super clear presentation. It helped me fit the little I knew of HTML into a larger framework and expand my working knowledge. Pretty sure this only scratches the surface of understanding the language, but I’m not going to build a web page. The basics given here were extremely useful for the bit of dabbling I do on my website and in my ebooks.Disclaimer: I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Lhox –
Accessible, entertaining intro to HTML
I’m a writer with zero design or development experience, but since I work a lot with content management systems, I thought it would be helpful to know at least the basics of HTML.I’ve worked my way through about the first third, and so far I think it’s a great tool for beginners like me. With my little bit of web experience I could skim over the first few chapters pretty easily, but it quickly builds into meatier skills. It’s broken up into short, easy-to-digest chapters, so you can work on one section at a time. Each chapter follows a simple, modular structure that leads you through a concept, right to an example, right to practice. With something like coding, I think you learn best by practicing — so I appreciate that there’s not a lot of unnecessary filler.The best part is that you learn the right language and skills, but it’s not dry or overly technical. The zombie theme is entertaining without trying too hard — just enough silly jokes to keep you going without distracting from the task at hand. I’m looking forward to checking out the other books in the series once I finish this one. If you’re looking to dabble in HTML, I think this is a great place to start!
Laura S Reading –
Not intimidating, easily followed and clearly explained
Before reading this book, my experience with HTML was mainly cut and paste.I definitely knew a few ways it did NOT work.After reading this brief volume, I have a much clearer understanding. I am by no means an expert, but I am much more confident in giving HTML a try.Using the examples of Zombies, plus easily followed language and humor, these basic elements are clearly understandable. I have had computer tech classes that would put anyone to sleep. This explanation is light hearted and fun. It kept my interest and was totally unintimidating.I look forward to practicing with the examples and then learning more from this author
Peter Gross –
Spells out the essentials
This guide is a useful introduction to the basic principles of HTML. I had done some online editing with platforms like WordPress and Blogger, and I had seen HTML in use without really understanding how it worked. Reading this guide helped me figure out what was happening when HTML was rendered in a browser, and it gave me some ideas for improving my online presentations.(Unfortunately, I can’t give it a full 5 rating because I don’t like zombies.)
Andy Juers –
A fun & comprehensible intro to HTML
This book offers an intro to HTML that is easy to read and understand. All of the concepts introduced are compared zombies in a way that makes things easy to relate to something more familiar to the reader. You can tell this book was made with effort because of the quality of the content. My favorite part is how HTML code is discussed and broken down to make sense in the book, and then there is always a link to “Try it out”. I almost always used to Try it out link and playing around with the code hands on is a great tool to help me (and others with a similar learning style) learn new concepts. The practice sections are great ways to put the skills you just learned into practice.Bottom line: I recommend this book as the best way to easily learn HTML
James –
Bringing Humor to HTML
I found Rheaâs introductory text of HTML to be easy to follow and fun to read. He brings a dose of humor and intrigue to the unglamorous subject of HTML. He underlines the important role that HTML plays in the larger context of web development without being too technical. The book is filled with example code and links to resources like CodePen, where you can quickly experiment with HTML elements. His analogy of HTML being a skeleton structure for websites fits with the overarching theme. The only thing that will scare beginners of HTML from this book will be the zombies. My one critique of this book is that it may leave the more ambitious reader wanting more information on the subject, as Rheaâs book is intended for a beginner audience.In the interest of disclosure, I received a free reviewer copy of this book.