jskintauy Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Hi All, I am new and have been doing some posting on Sitepoint, working on a project, taking the Lynda.com class (more on that in a minute) and now going through this book. Importantly, I found the class on Lynda.com very good until the project started (building a CMS), and then the complexity seemed to build very steeply, and I was clearly unprepared. This is in no way a reflection of Lynda.com (learned HTML, CSS to a decent level and could even build my own simple website afterward with little problem. Further, I can't recommend the Wordpress theming class enough) or even of the PHP class. I just felt overwhelmed. I started looking for a good book to supplement or replace the class and I figured this one was one of several that might work. I can't tell you how happy I am. The book explained several things I was unsure of in the first 3 chapters and got me started effectively on being able to apply the basics. I am now half way through the book and feel much more confident. The Review and Pursue sections worked well to make sure the material stuck. Mr Ullman just explains things in a way that I get! I can't say how important it is to be able to break down a topic into digestable pieces and explain it so the reader understands. A lot of tech book authors don't even come close. I am looking forward to completing this book, finishing my project and learning Javascript with the help of your "Modern Javascript" book. Thanks for putting out a great product! Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Thanks, Jim, for the nice words. Glad you're liking the book. Good luck with your learning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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