Product Description

Mary Haggard's insightful book, which grows out of a series of enthusiastically received articles that appear at the SiteBuilder Web site, is aimed at helping Webmasters and computer professionals gain a winning edge on building and managing a commercial Web site. The book sorts out the jumble of marketing messages and technology claims that overwhelm would-be site builders. .

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2173086 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 180 pages

Customer Reviews

Out of date, and highly Microsoft-centric, but still useful
Unfortunately time moves on for this 1998 book. Most of the links the author provides to Microsoft sites (and you need to realize that this book is a Microsoft Press publication, not an independent) are no longer operational, nor do they provide any easy way to find the info she refers to. This is really unfortunate because these links are the illustrations of what she is talking about in the text. Another problem: While the text makes passing reference to "other" technologies, such as UNIX (! ), the references seem perfunctory and tend to be a little bit condescending, so the book comes off as much as a Microsoft sales document as a text. If you read the book with these two limitations in mind, there is still a lot of really good information in it, the presentation is clear and logical, and there are some excellent rules for web site development that still apply regardless of the platform you are implementing on. However, if you don't keep in mind that this is a somewhat out of date Microsoft publication, you could draw erroneous conclusions.

Excellent check-list for project managers
If you're lucky to become a Project Leader, Technology Manager, or Development Manager of a web site, and are used to coordinating large software projects, but a bit unfamiliar with web projects, this book is extremely useful: concise, straight to the point, and clearly written. Mind you: it isn't an in-depth analysis of the technologies involved, but rather a good check-list covering all of the topics you should consider in your project. Also, the Microsoft orientation is a two-pronged strategy: you can get a grasp of their product family, and you can ask other vendors for similar functionalities. Best buy! And enjoy your project!

Perfect for experienced surfers who now want to build sites.
When I decided to jump into web site design, I looked for something simple and still thorough. This book fit the bill well.