Who You Are and What You Need to Know

Before I begin, I’ll explain some of the presumptions I’m making about you and tell you what you need to know to get the most out of this book. First, let’s talk about you. Whether you’re a professional, you’d like to be, or you’re just someone who enjoys playing around with the Web, you have a working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—not to any deep, intimate level, but enough that you don’t need me to teach you what they are or how to write them.

Perhaps you learned to build websites a while ago and need to bring your skills up to date; maybe you’re learning web development at school and want extra lessons; or perhaps you’re a working developer but don’t get the opportunity to keep up with developments ...

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