Documentation and Reference Sources

Front-end development is different from programming for platforms like iOS and Android. Aside from the obvious differences, front-end technologies have no official developer documentation other than the technical specifications. This means that you will need to look elsewhere for guidance. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the resources below and consult them regularly as you work through the book and continue on with front-end development.

The Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) is the best reference for anything to do with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. One way to access it is devdocs.io, an excellent documentation interface (Figure 1.12). It pulls documentation from MDN for core front-end ...

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