Understanding Web Technology

By Stavros Macrakis

World Wide Web technology is advancing at an astonishing pace, and it is hard to keep up with it. Dozens of mailing lists and newsgroups discuss different aspects of the Web. Dozens of technical groups propose new standards. Dozens of implementors add to the capabilities of browsers, servers, editors, and other tools.

To learn about the cutting edge of WWW technology, you must spend a substantial amount of time following these mailing lists and newsgroups and attending conferences, workshops, and committee meetings. Then, you must experiment to learn how much of this cutting-edge technology is actually implemented, usable, and widely accepted. Even to learn just the basics, you need to review any of a number of introductory tutorials.

This book is different. Based on the tutorials offered at the World Wide Web conferences, it gives a clear, authoritative, and concise view of the actual state of the art -- that is, the technology that actually works today. It is clear because it has been prepared by experienced tutorial presenters. It is authoritative because it is sponsored by the World Wide Web Conference Committee. It is concise because we believe that concise reference information is permanently useful.

Each author is an expert in his or her field and has presented the material at one or more WWW conferences. The contributions have been edited for consistency and completeness.

Whether you follow Web developments for strategic planning, application programming, or Web page authoring and designing, you'll find the in-depth information you need here.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565922026
• ISBN13: 9781565922020
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 400 Pages