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“The Truth About HTML5 by @lukestevens has made me rethink my HTML authoring practices - first book in years to do so.”
—Nick Caldwell Web Designer
“"The Truth about HTML5" by @lukestevens should have included a "Tweet this" button. On every other sentence.”
— Alan Houser
“This book is one of the best tech books I have read. There are tons of “how-to” books, but this book is different. It is not for beginners. It discusses what works, what doesn't and what you should know about how HTML5 was created. The book goes over all the features in the specification and talks about each one. Some features are great, but some don't do much of anything, and some are actually bad.
“HTML5 is a great design tool. It is an improvement over the previous standards and the book discusses this. The Canvas API and the Audio and Video features have great promise. But not all features need to be embraced. There were features that I used but didn't see any usefulness in them. After reading this book, I understand that I can continue to use DIV's instead of the new tags such as ARTICLE and SECTION. And there are obscure features that I don't have to learn in depth because they will likely disappear from use (but probably not the spec). He also talks about the comeback of SVG, which I was happy to learn.
“Anyone who is working with HTML5 needs to read this book.”
—Casey Reviewing the Kindle version
“3 chapters in to @lukestevens' book and I'm really impressed; it challenges received wisdom & gives plenty to consider. ”
—Peter Gasston Web Developer and Author
“Forget what you think you know about the origins of HTML5. In this book, Luke Stevens reveals some surprising facts about why HTML5 came in to being and how, and how not, it should be used. Written in his own unique way, you'll be surprised at some of what you learn and enjoy it while you do.”
—Ian Devlin Author of HTML5 Multimedia: Develop and Design
“If my lunch time perusal is at all indicative, @lukestevens' book, The Truth About HTML5, is riveting.”
—Andrew Simone Digital Strategist
“As a developer you're hearing every day about this or that shiny new technique. Luke's book lays out the full picture of where we are and how we got here with respect to HTML5. It's a comprehensive state of affairs with the bonus of an appreciation of history.
“I now understand the HTML5 territory far better, and it gives me places to go to learn more at every point. It’s not a how-to, it's a why-to, which empowers you as a developer to make informed decisions and understand where all this is headed.”
—Ben Beilharz Web Designer/Front End Developer
“Incredible line from @lukestevens' upcoming book on HTML5: “HTML5 for SEO is about as effective as homeopathy.” I LOL'd”
—Joe Hardy Developer
“[The Truth Abouth HTML5] is solidly researched and lots of fun if you like hearing someone with strong opinions rant for a while (as I do). I enjoyed reading his book and, for the price, recommend that you have a look.”
—Bruce Lawson Co-author of Introducing HTML5
“[The Truth About HTML5] will blow your hair back. I'm 50 pages in and so far topics include murder & 'bowel loosening web technology'. Buy it.”
—Jes Gundy Front End Web Developer
“Reading The Truth About HTML5 by @lukestevens for the second time. Must read for all web people. Love the "drama" around the development of the standard and the structural elements chapters are required reading.”
—Andrew Smyk UX Designer
“I found [The Truth About HTML5] to be very helpful. It's the first web development book I've read that shifts the focus from 'how to' to 'why you would/should.' Your book covered all of the questions I had plus a stack more I hadn't even considered. Reading the book made me want to experiment more with HTML5. Also, I now feel like I will go on to code more responsibly.”
—Leah Freihaut Designer
“[The Truth About HTML5] is very enlightening. Definitely going to change my approach, the next time I'm tackling another project.”
—Antoine Pou
“We went out and immediately bought [The Truth About HTML5] for our developer team. It will be required reading for our front end folks. Great job and thanks for covering the topic thoroughly and open-mindedly.”
—Trey McCallie NAU University Webmaster
“Reading The Truth About HTML5 by @lukestevens. Well researched and succinctly written. Will change how I author HTML.”
—Ferdinand Salis Web Developer
“Reading The Truth About HTML5 by @lukestevens. Excellent read. Answers Q's I've had about new tags, meta keywords & micro formats + more.”
—Brett Bearce Designer
“Thank you!
“I just read most of your book "The Truth About HTML5 (for Web Designers) in an afternoon. Thank you for such an eye-opener. It's worth every penny I paid for it. I love your writing style.
“I thought it was just me confused about the "new" HTML5 spec.”
—Cheryl Berumen
“Thoroughly enjoying @lukestevens book The Truth About HTML5 particularly the history chapter. Love the sense of humor. Buy it - read it!”
—Ian Pitts Web Designer
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