Preface

Currently web programming is viewed as the domain of computer science majors

and out of the reach of most computer users. One of the aims of this book is

to provide a path for putting web programming expertise into the hands of any

motivated computer users.

This text has been designed to be accessible to non programmers assuming

only that they have a strong interest in learning how to build interactive web

sites. The material presented here has evolved over five years of teaching web

programming in an Introduction to Computers class attended primarily by non 

science majors. We have developed a bounty of evidence that bright students

(and others) can easilly learn to develop interesting and sophisticated interactive

web sites within a few short weeks.

In the process of learning to build interactive web sites, you will also have

a general introduction to computer programming and the joys and frustrations

of this enterprise. I wish you a satisfying journey!

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