Free (DRM-free PDF) 4 titles from Packt [Basic Web Technologies Computer Programming]

[ATDrake]

As a newbie-helping introductory treat, Packt Publishing are offering four titles giving basic how-to instructions for various web technologies, including the popular standards HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, as well as some sort of data platform called Hadoop.

These are fairly short pieces at only a few dozen pages long, but they'll give you a fairly decent background in the core concepts and useful stuff-to-do if you're not already familiar with, illustrated with examples.

They're all DRM-free PDFs, although you will either have to sign up an account with them to download, or fill out your name and valid email and a password and a captcha (which, actually, from the looks of it, looks like equivalent to signing up a new account anyway, so you might as well do that first and avoid having to re-fill the captcha each time).

And this has been the (late!) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

Because while these are on the lighter side of educational, they do contain useful info and we've got a number of DIY e-book creators and tidier-uppers and aspiring authors who want more control over their input and output, and hopefully these will help out some of the programming newbies among us.

Enjoy!

1. Thinking in HTML
   
   For anyone who wants to understand the web and how it works, HTML is an essential place to start. This free eBook provides you with everything you need to know to get to grips with HTML and to begin building your own web pages. Explore how HTML code structures a web page and use and adapt the examples for yourself to begin building your own web pages today.
2. Thinking in CSS
   
   Start using CSS and get to grips with one of the most foundational but important languages in web design. Use this free eBook to explore how to code and build websites, following the examples and tips for an accessible but essential learning experience.
3. Thinking in JavaScript
   
   Get started with JavaScript with this free eBook and learn one of the most important languages in web development today. With helpful tips and code examples, discover how you can create websites with impressive and dynamic functionality. Explore JavaScript’s in-built features and find out how to customize them in this accessible and free guide.
4. Hadoop Explained
   
   Hadoop is one of the most important technologies in a world that is built on data. Find out how it has developed and progressed to address the continuing challenge of Big Data with this insightful guide.

[koland]

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