The much asked for programming languages in the world of web designing are HTML5 and CSS3 . As a web designer planning to make a career in this field, you must learn these languages. Web developers have stopped using javascript and Flash to some extent,after the introduction of these two languages, which explains the need and importance of the language.. The HTML and CSS3 language help you build highly attractive user interfaces in the web pages, on the contrary the use of flash makes a site bulky and increases the page load speed and so web developers has stopped using javascript and Flash to some extent.
However, the only disadvantage discovered by me with the usages of these two languages is they are not Search Engine Friendly which means that search engines doesn’t read the information contained within these. In other words, you can say that these scripts are un-crawlable.
Learning and References: Well learning has many means, Most software training institutes provide practical intensive trainings charging high rates. The pocket friendly alternative is you can learn via internet. But again finding the correct tutorials from the internet is a marathon task, thousands of Ebooks, tutorials, notes can actually be confusing for the rookies. Therefore, you can start off with programming projects because it is quite tricky to come up with new projects on your own, especially when you are a beginner.
So, today I am providing you html5 and css3 ebook references which are best for beginners.
Book No.1
My first recommendation as tutorials would be the Ebook – http://www.html5andcss3.org/, developed by Swapnil Raja. This book is best for beginners.
Book No.2
If you are crawling stage 1 and are looking for, designing patterns my recommendation for you would be Pro HTML5 and CSS3 Design Patterns. It is a reference book and a cookbook on how to style web pages using CSS3 and HTML5. The 350 ready-to-use patterns (CSS3 and HTML5 code snippets) can be copied and pasted into your code. Each pattern can be combined with other patterns to create an unlimited number of solutions, and every pattern works reliably without the need for browser hacks, in all major browsers. The book enables you to dive in and make use of these new technologies in production environments and is completely up-to-date with code, best practices, and browser compatibilities for HTML5 and CSS3
It systematically covers every usable feature of CSS3 and combines these features with HTML5 to create reusable patterns. Each pattern has an intuitive name making it easy to find, remember, and refer to.Pro HTML5 and CSS3 Design Patterns are so much more than just a cookbook, though! Accessibility and best practices are carefully engineered into each design pattern, example, and source code. Links for the books are as below:
http://it-ebooks.info/book/899/
http://it-ebooks.info/tag/patterns/
GO Mobile:
With the developing times the Internet is going mobile from a Desktop computer to handsets . Desktop sales keep falling as the mobile device marketplace burgeons. Web development methods also have to rapidly change to adapt to this new trend. HTML5 and CSS3 Responsive Web Design Cookbook, authored by a technical writer, web developer and programmer Ashley Menhennett.for all of today’s wireless Internet devices, gives developers a new toolbox for staying connected with this on-the-run demographic.
Using the clear instructions from this book , you can create responsive applications that make snappy connections for mobile browsers and give your website the latest design and development advantages for reaching mobile devices.HTML5 and CSS3 Responsive Web Design Cookbook is the programmer’s resource for generating websites that effortlessly interface with modern mobile devices.
Links for the HTML5 and CSS3 Responsive Web Design Cookbook