9 Best Web Development Books [2023]

Jon Duckett’s HTML and CSS:

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A beginner’s guide to HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Web Graphics, by Jennifer Niederst Robbin

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Marijn Haverbake’s Eloquent Javascript:

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Kyle Simpson’s You Don’t Know JS

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Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug

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Fullstack Vue: The Complete Guide to Vue.js by Hassan Djirdeh, Nate Murray, and Ari Lerner

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Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: With jQuery, CSS & HTML5 by Robin Nixon

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PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide by Larry Ullman

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PHP Objects, Patterns, and Practice by Matt Zandstra

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