Internet Explorer 5 Dynamic HTML Programmer's Reference Book

This latest marvel, hot from the Wrox Press, is an example of how all technical manuals should be written. The book covers all the new additions to the Microsoft DHTML model including the latest CSS 2 implementation, native support for direct browsing of XML and XSL files as well as a feature which allows developers to define the methods, properties and events of page elements. Enigmatically called "behaviours", they are the latest brainchild of the Seattle super-giant, and effectively explained in this title. A concise expositionary style is employed throughout the first half of the text as the authors explain the new technologies, whilst, like the O'Reilly definitive guide series, the second half of the book is a series of appendices. Unlike its competition, this book takes a very practical approach to the subject at hand--without delving excessively into the minutiae of the issues discussed, or causing the sort of coma of disinterest which such thoroughness can engender. The writing may be perfunctory, but it certainly isn't pedantic. Although it is interesting to read about the new features of Internet Explorer 5, it is unlikely that most Web developers will be using them as core elements within the sites they design, whilst the user base of the browser remains at a comparatively low level. It is also worth remembering that many of the technologies implemented in this latest incarnation are not approved by the W3C, so therefore the standards described in this title may change within the next year; however, for the moment, this book seems to depict the future of the World Wide Web--a crystal ball that few webmasters can do without. - -Josh SmithRead More