Head First html and css

how to use this
 
book
xxvi
 
intro
Who is this book for ?
1
Do you have access to a computer with a 
web browser
and a 
text editor
?
2
Do you want to 
learn, understand, 
and
 remember 
how 
to
 create
 
web pages using the best techniques and the 
most recent standards?
this book is for you.
Who should probably back away from this book?
1
Are you completely new to computers?
(You don’t need to be advanced, but you should 
understand folders and files, simple text editing 
applications, and how to use a web browser.)
3
this book is not for you.
Are you 
afraid to try something different
? Would 
you rather have a root canal than mix stripes with 
plaid? Do you believe that a technical book can’t be 
serious if HTML tags are anthropomorphized?
If you can answer “yes” to all of these:
If you can answer “yes” to any one of these:
2
Are you a kick-butt web developer looking for a 
reference book?
[Note from marketing: this book is 
for anyone with a credit card.]
3
Do you prefer 
stimulating dinner-party conversation 
to 
dry, dull, academic lectures?
If you have access to any 
computer manufactured 
in the last decade, the 
answer is yes.

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the
 
intro
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“How can this be a serious book?”
“What’s with all the graphics?”
“Can I actually learn it this way?”
We know what you’re thinking.
Your brain craves novelty. It’s always searching, scanning, waiting for 
something unusual. It was built that way, and it helps you stay alive. 
Today, you’re less likely to be a tiger snack. But your brain’s still looking. 
You just never know.
So what does your brain do with all the routine, ordinary, normal things 
you encounter? Everything it can to stop them from interfering with the 
brain’s real job—recording things that matter. It doesn’t bother saving the 
boring things; they never make it past the “this is obviously not important” 
filter.
How does your brain know what’s important? Suppose you’re out for a day 
hike and a tiger jumps in front of you—what happens inside your head 
and body? 
Neurons fire. Emotions crank up. Chemicals surge. 
And that’s how your brain knows…