Relative Articles:
i. Why Do Beginner Web Developers Need to Work with Textbooks and Not Books?
ii. Pros and Cons of Textbooks vs. Other Books in the Career Development of Self-Study Software Engineers
iii. 10 Best Frontend & Backend Web Development Textbooks Used by University Schools or Appropriate for Self-study (this)
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The 10 Best Front-end & Back-end Web Development Textbooks Used by University Schools or Appropriate for Self-study [beginner or renew/refresh your skillset]:
Notes:
- I have read most of these textbooks.
- Textbooks are required for beginners in Programming.
- Experience Programmers or Web Developers must keep their skills up to date, and Textbooks offer the best Review and practice in new skills…
- Books exist in many more categories/disciplines and certain topics are covered by books only, as textbooks may be not available for these.
- Web development is a dynamic field that plays a crucial role in today’s digital age. Aspiring web developers often turn to textbooks to build a solid foundation in both front-end and back-end programming. Universities across the world rely on specific textbooks to teach the essentials of web development. In this blog post, we’ll explore the top 10 textbooks used in universities for front-end and back-end web development, ranging from JavaScript to server-side scripting languages.
- PHP Web Frameworks like Laravel etc. are best covered by its Documentation and exist some Books for Laravel – as of this writing, I have not found a textbook for Laravel.
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Amazon.com Links
Amazon.com Links
JavaScript for Web Warriors 7e
Web Development and Design Foundations with HTML5 – Global Edition 8e
Internet and World Wide Web – How To Program 5e
PHP Programming with MySQL – The Web Technologies Series 2e
Fundamentals of Web Development 2e Edition
New Perspectives on HTML 5 and CSS – Comprehensive 8e
Intro to Python for Computer Science and Data Science – Learning to Program with AI – Big Data and The Cloud – 1e 2020
Visual C-sharp How to Program – Deitel Series – 6e
Java How to Program – Late Objects – Global Edition 11e Edition
Java How to Program – Early Objects – 11e Global Edition – 2017
Guide to Web Development with Java – Understanding Website Creation – 2e 2021
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Front-end Programming Textbooks
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JavaScript for Web Warriors 7/e, (2022) by Patrick Carey and Sasha Vodnik
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Web Development & Design Foundations with HTML5, 10/e (2022) by Terry Ann Felke-Morris
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Internet and World Wide Web: How To Program, 5/e (2011) by Paul Deitel
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The PHP Programming with MySQL – The Web Technology Series, 2/e (2010) Course Technology by Don Gosselin
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Fundamentals of Web Development, 3/e (2022) by Randy Connolly and Ricardo Hoar
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New Perspectives on HTML 5 and CSS: Comprehensive, 8/e (2021) by Patrick M. Carey
Back-end Programming Textbooks
The last 4 textbooks are related to server-side web scripting or software development
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Intro to Python for Computer Science and Data Science: Learning to Program with AI, Big Data and The Cloud, 1/e (2020) by Paul Deitel
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Visual C#® How to Program, 6/e (2017) by Paul Deitel
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Java How to Program, Early Objects Version, 11/e (2019) by Paul Deitel
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Guide to Web Development with Java – Understanding Website Creation, 2/e (2021) – Springer by Tim Downey
Amazon.com Links
JavaScript for Web Warriors 7e
Web Development and Design Foundations with HTML5 – Global Edition 8e
Internet and World Wide Web – How To Program 5e
PHP Programming with MySQL – The Web Technologies Series 2e
Fundamentals of Web Development 2e Edition
New Perspectives on HTML 5 and CSS – Comprehensive 8e
Intro to Python for Computer Science and Data Science – Learning to Program with AI – Big Data and The Cloud – 1e 2020
Visual C-sharp How to Program – Deitel Series – 6e
Java How to Program – Late Objects – Global Edition 11e Edition
Java How to Program – Early Objects – 11e Global Edition – 2017
Guide to Web Development with Java – Understanding Website Creation – 2e 2021
coming soon, more +5 top textbooks for web development
more 10 top textbooks for Python development/coding