Responsive Web Design in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours) PAP/PSC Edition

I am an amateur in this field and this book was just the ticket. It contains an intro section of a few chapters which were historical and which was ok, but I could have skipped it. Usually I am a "get to the good stuff person" but I read the intro stuff anyway. The book takes the reader through a chapter by chapter sequence of developing a web site for multiple size screens. Since I am analytical it was good for me. I really liked the chapter on font size. It can be quite complicated and the author explains her process for adjustable fonts.The editor made quite a few errors and a took a little thinking to figure out what was really supposed to be in some of the examples. All in all, I would recommend it, especially for a newbie like me. For those not familiar with these books, each chapter is to take an hour to read and practice.

This book isn't as good as it should have been. It's okay, I guess, but it would have been much better if it followed the format of a number of other TY24 books. That is, the author should have designed a sample site, and had exercises, with downloadable starting points. While there is a sort of a sample web site, the book is more the sort of thing you'd get from a lecture-demo setup.This book isn't a complete failure; I just think it could have been a lot better. My suggestion is to start somewhere else for your RWD training.

Gave me some good info. More detail than I needed, but others will likely appreciate that detail.

Pretty good book, covers a good amount at a good pace

Great Quality and fast shipment

before diving into this book. Know how to build a website using both of those languages first.

Having a grasp of general web design, I was looking for a way to quickly learn more about responsive design. Responsive Web Design in 24 Hours breaks learning about RWD and creating a responsive site down into small chunks of time vs. one expansive lesson after another. This book makes creating a responsive site that looks great on all devices do-able, especially when your project list is already quite full.

I love Kyrnin's organizational skills as she breaks down what could be overwhelming. Her writing is logical but not dry; I felt as if I had a trusted mentor working with me to grasp concepts and put them into action. I also really like how she tells us more about the "why" than just the "how to do". Although I have not yet designed an RWD site, I feel a lot more comfortable with the thought of doing so.When I do Kyrnin's book will be right by my elbow!

I'm loathe to criticise anyone who takes the time to write a book to share their knowledge and expertise with others—and this author obviously knows her stuff—but I found this book boring and hard work ... it was a real slog. To be fair to the author most of the blame for this book's failings must lie with the designers and editors.The book has many faults:It's hard to read. The font for the code examples is just too small; perhaps as an attempt to fit the book into fewer pages ("HTML and CSS in 24 Hours" uses 445 pages for its 24 chapters while "Responsive Web Design in 24 Hours" has only 373).The code examples are not syntax highlighted ... Why? It's a colour book. Anyone who has ever used a code editor with syntax highlighting will know what a boon to productivity it is. One of the best features of "HTML and CSS in 24 Hours", and something that set it apart from most other web design books, was the syntax highlighted code. Using plain text for code is a step backward by SAMS.There is some online content to compliment the book but it's in the form of Downloadable Content (DLC), a rapacious trend pioneered by the games industry. SAMS gouges you for another $10, making the total cost of the book $50; which seems pretty poor value. If this is the new business model for the "... in 24 Hours" books I don't think I'll be buying any more.The "... in 24 Hours" format is a bit gimmicky. It was probably difficult to squeeze a subject like RWD into 24 chapters so many of the topics feel like they've been skimped on. With other books in this series I've sometimes felt that the odd chapter was a bit rushed in order to fit the hour-per-chapter template. Unfortunately most of the chapters in this book feel like they're just skimming the surface.You can download the code examples (somewhat confusingly from the "HTML5 in 24 Hours" website) but they're not in a zipped folder. You have to laboriously copy, paste and save each bit of code, of which there are several per chapter, for each chapter. It's hardly worth the effort though because when you do open the code examples in a browser they're of little value anyway as all the images are missing!Perhaps the biggest failing of this book is that you don't actually get to build a responsive website. All the information in this book is freely available on the web, so the only reason to buy a workbook like this is to learn by doing; to methodically work through the examples and then check your efforts against the expected result. If there is no site to build then I really can't see the point of this book. Most of the time you're just reading chapter after chapter without really doing much and I think that's what made it so dull.So in summary: Here's another book by a talented author who's been let down by their publisher. There isn't very much essential information in the book and what it does contain is freely available elsewhere. If you prefer to learn by doing, rather than simply reading, this probably won't suit you. It's expensive. The inefficient design of this book makes it slow to use, if you're buying it for business (where time is money) this may be crucial.

Pas mal d'exemples, des règles énoncées de façon concise. La mise en page est agréable. Ouvrage utile pour les débutants.

Good product and service

Stunning book and must have.

Not that much