The rest of the review includes the following accurate summary of what I tried to accomplish with this new entry into what's proven to be a rather crowded market segment:
"I think the one thing that impressed me the most about this book was that the author didn't mention FrontPage or any other Web creation tool. He didn't even mention using Word, other than as a cautionary "Don't". No, he suggests Notepad, Mac TextEdit, or vi, pico etc. That alone is so refreshing.
"But there's a lot more to like. This is a complete, soup to nuts, "getting started with web pages" guide that brings you from simple HTML right through Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets, basic forms, and even validation tools. The style is practical, with useful examples that don't get bogged down trying to cover every single aspect of every single tag."
On the other hand, Lawrence does lose at least one point for using the phrase "information superhighway" in his review, but since it's so positive, I think I can forgive him. :-)
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