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Web Design with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery Set by Jon Duckett
MY ABSOLUTE TOP PICK. This is a set that combines 2 books for a cheaper price. Both books are excellent: very visual, easy to look up things in, and get straight to the point without a lot of blah blah.
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JavaScript and JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development by Jon Duckett
MY TOP PICK FOR JAVASCRIPT. Just like his HTML/CSS book, this one is very visual and gets to the point quickly.
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Pragmatic Guide to Git by Travis Swicegood
MY TOP PICK FOR GIT. I am a BIG fan of pretty much any Pragmatic programming series book. This one is great as well! Explains the concepts well, so you are not just memorizing commands.
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HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites by Jon Duckett
MY TOP PICK FOR HTML/CSS. Great book that is very visually oriented. It’s very easy to look through, especially if you are in a hurry. It’s also very concise and to the point.
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Learning Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics by Jennifer Niederst Robbins
A fairly comprehensive book that talks about the code AND the design aspect of web page development.
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Learning Web App Development by Semmy Purewal
A student found this book and states that “its close to what is taught in this course”. Looks like a great book from first glance and does sound close to what we cover in the course.
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Pro Git by Scott Chacon and Ben Straub
Explains things pretty well. You can read it for free online here.
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide: Activate Your Web Pages by David Flanagan
A VERY comprehensive book on Javascript. This Definitive Guide book is a classic.
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JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford
Another classic! Written by the inventor of JSON. Empowers you to harness the true power of Javascript as a language.
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