Foundation Website Creation with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript

Book Description

Foundation Website Creation with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript shows the entire process of building a website. This process involves much more than just technical knowledge, and this book provides all the information you’ll need to understand the concepts behind designing and developing for the Web, as well as the best means to deliver professional results based on best practices.

Of course, there is far more to building a successful website than knowing a little Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). The process starts long before any coding takes place, and this book introduces you to the agile development process, explaining why this method makes so much sense for web projects and how best to implement it. We also make sure you’re up to date by using the latest HTML5 features. Planning is vital, so you’ll also learn to use techniques such as brainstorming, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to get your project off to the best possible start and help ensure smooth progress as it develops.

An understanding of correct, semantic markup is essential for any web professional; this book explains how HTML5 should be used to structure content so that the markup adheres to current web standards. You’ll learn about the wide range of HTML5 elements available to you, and you’ll learn how and when to use them through building example web pages.

Without creative use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), websites would all look largely the same. CSS enables you to set your website apart from the rest, while maintaining the integrity of your markup. We’ll showcase the new features of CSS3 and how you can use them. You’ll learn how CSS3 works and how to apply styles to your pages, allowing you to realize your design ideas in the browser.

JavaScript can be used to make your website easier and more interesting to use. This book provides information on appropriate uses of this technology and introduces the concepts of JavaScript programming. You’ll also see how JavaScript works as part of the much-hyped technique Ajax, and in turn, where Ajax fits into the wider Web 2.0 picture.

While a website is being built, it needs to be tested across multiple browsers and platforms to ensure that the site works for all users, regardless of ability or disability, and this book explains how best to accomplish these tasks. Then, it discusses the process of launching and maintaining the site so that it will continue to work for all its users throughout its life cycle.

Foundation Website Creation with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript concludes by covering server-side technologies, acting as a guide to the different options available. With insights from renowned experts such as Jason Fried of 37signals, Daniel Burka of Digg and Pownce, and Chris Messina of Citizen Agency, Foundation Website Creation with CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript provides invaluable information applicable to every web project—regardless of size, scope, or budget.

What you’ll learn

• See how the Web has developed and the role of web standards
• Learn how to plan and manage the building of a website
• Learn how to separate content from presentation with HTML5 and CSS3
• See how JavaScript can be used to enhance your website
• Learn how best to test, launch, and maintain a website

Who this book is for

Web developers and designers starting out in HTML5 and CSS3.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing the Past, Present, and Future of the Web
2. Keeping a Project on Track
3. Planning and High-level Design
4. Giving Your Pages Structure:  HTML5
5. Exploring Fundamental Concepts of CSS3
6. Developing CSS3 in Practice: From Design to Deployment
7. Responsive Design
8. JavaScript Primer
9. A Deeper Dive into JavaScript
10. Closing the Loop with JavaScript
11. Using Server-side Technologies
12. Using WordPress to Jumpstart Development
13. Afterword: The Business of the Web

中文：

书名：Foundation Website Creation with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript

使用HTML5、CSS3和JavaScript创建基础网站 展示了构建网站的整个过程。这一过程涉及的不仅仅是技术知识，这本书提供了您理解Web设计和开发背后的概念所需的所有信息，以及基于最佳实践交付专业结果的最佳方法。

当然，要建立一个成功的网站，不仅仅是了解一点超文本标记语言(Hypertext Markup Language，HTML)。这个过程在任何编码发生之前很久就开始了，这本书向你介绍了敏捷开发过程，解释了为什么这种方法对Web项目如此有意义，以及如何最好地实现它。我们还通过使用最新的HTML5功能确保您保持最新状态。规划至关重要，因此您还将学习使用集思广益、线框、模型和原型等技术来使您的项目尽可能好地开始，并帮助确保开发过程中的顺利进行。

对正确的语义标记的理解对于任何网络专业人员来说都是必不可少的；本书解释了如何使用HTML5来组织内容，从而使标记符合当前的网络标准。您将了解可供您使用的各种HTML5元素，并将通过构建示例网页了解如何以及何时使用它们。

如果不创造性地使用层叠样式表(Cascading Style Sheet，CSS)，网站看起来将大体相同。使用CSS，您可以在保持标记完整性的同时，将您的网站与其他网站区分开来。我们将向您展示CSS3的新功能以及如何使用它们。我们将向您介绍CSS3的工作原理以及如何将样式应用于您的页面，使您能够在浏览器中实现您的设计理念。

可以使用JavaScript使您的网站使用起来更容易、更有趣。这本书提供了有关这项技术的适当用法的信息，并介绍了JavaScript编程的概念。您还将看到作为大肆炒作的技术AJAX的一部分，Java如何工作，进而了解AJAX在更广泛的Web 2.0中的作用。

当一个网站正在建设时，它需要在多个浏览器和平台上进行测试，以确保该网站为所有用户工作，而不分能力或残疾，本书解释了如何最好地完成这些任务。然后，它讨论了启动和维护网站的过程，以便在其整个生命周期中继续为所有用户工作。

使用HTML5、CSS3和JavaScript创建基础网站 最后介绍了服务器端技术，作为可用不同选项的指南。来自著名专家的见解，如 Jason Fried of 37signals, Daniel Burka 迪格和鲍恩斯，还有 Chris Messina 公民机构的成员， 使用CSS、XHTML和JavaScript创建基础网站它提供了适用于每个Web项目的宝贵信息-无论其规模、范围或预算如何。

你会学到什么

• 了解Web是如何发展的，以及Web标准的作用
• Learn how to plan and manage the building of a website
• 了解如何使用HTML5和CSS3将内容与表示分开
• See how JavaScript can be used to enhance your website
• Learn how best to test, launch, and maintain a website

这本书是为谁而写的

Web开发人员和设计人员从HTML5和CSS3开始。

目录表

1. 介绍Web的过去、现在和未来
2. Keeping a Project on Track
3. Planning and High-level Design
4. 为您的页面提供结构：*HTML5
5. 探索CSS3的基本概念
6. Developing CSS3 in Practice: From Design to Deployment
7. Responsive Design
8. JavaScript Primer
9. A Deeper Dive into JavaScript
10. Closing the Loop with JavaScript
11. Using Server-side Technologies
12. 使用WordPress启动开发
13. 后记：网络的商业