WHY BOOKS?
Books are the oldest way anyone can learn anything, and I believe they remain useful today. There are some incredible Books about WordPress, HTML, CSS, and many other Web development topics.
BOOKS VS COURSES
When people think about learning web development, they should consider the value of investing in a good book instead of buying a 300$ course. Don’t get me wrong there are great courses out there but people underestimate the power of a good book.
OVERVIEW:
Whether you are completely new to web development or you have experience as a developer, these books will sharpen your skills and make your dreams come true. Keep in mind that books are not the best way to learn for everyone; you need to adjust to the way you learn best.
HERE ARE THE BEST WEB DEVELOPMENT BOOKS FOR NEW DEVELOPERS
- Coding All in one for dummies
- The Clean Coder
- Learning Web Design
- The Self-Taught Programmer
- HTML and CSS all in one
1. Coding All-in-One For Dummies
This book is amazing because of how many things you will learn in one book. You don’t have to buy a hundred books to cover every topic of web development.
These are some of the topics you will learn in this book:
- Coding basics for absolute beginners
- Coding career paths
- HTML and CSS
- Bootstrap, JavaScript, and jQuery for beginners
- Web application coding
- Data analysis with Python
- Machine learning for starters
This book is my personal favorite to recommend when somebody asks me how to start
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2. Learning Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide
This is almost a legendary Web development book it is so simple to understand yet so effective and detailed in her own right.
Here are only a few things that you will read in this book:
- Getting started in Web design
- How the Web works
- Big concepts you need to know
- How to create a simple page
- Adding images
- Adding tables
- Adding links
- Formatting text
- colors
- fonts
- Responsive Web design
These are just a few and if you do not know what some of these things mean don’t worry you will learn along the way in this book
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3. The Clean Coder
This incredible book will teach you how to write cleaner more effective code. That skill will make you a faster more effective learner and help you learn to make your project idea into reality faster.
In the book description, it says that
” legendary software expert Robert C. Martin introduces the disciplines, techniques, tools, and practices of true software craftsmanship. This book is packed with practical advice–about everything from estimating and coding to refactoring and testing. It covers much more than technique: It is about attitude”
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4. The Self-Taught Programmer
This book is great because it shows the reality that not enough people talk about which is that learning how to code is more than just writing code and this book is great for helping you to understand key concepts about the world of web development. This book is suitable for both beginners who feel overwhelmed and experienced programmers who are bored.
Lastly, this book explains to you that if you are a self-taught programmer you will need to have an organized game plan.
KEY TAKEAWAY: Don’t worry if you are feeling overwhelmed you just need to go back on the right track
Pages: 299
Language: English
publisher: Self-Taught Media (January 24, 2017)
5. HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites
This book will provide the best value if you are just starting with web development. And I am talking completely starting you don’t need to know a single thing about web development and web design.
This book will mostly talk about starter topics when you are first starting in web development, but it will also talk about some more advanced topics like responsive design.
I know many now professional and experienced web developers that started with this book.
FINAL THOUGHTS AND CONCLUSIONS
All of these books offer great value for everybody who is interested in becoming a web developer or a web designer.
Here is a conclusion for each of these web development books:
“Coding All-in-One For Dummies” is a great starter book that offers to teach you key concepts in a beginner-friendly way.
“Learning Web Design” breaks down the most important web development concepts into easy-to-understand lessons that start with basic things to advanced topics.
“The Clean Coder” teaches you not just how to code, but how to become a more efficient programmer with knowledge that will increase your work productivity as a web developer.
“The Self-Taught Programmer” provides the roadmap and understanding that self-taught programmers desperately need but rarely find in online tutorials.
“HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites” Best for those that are just starting in HTML and CSS