"This is a nice book for students. It covers the area in a no nonsense and clear style. There are even bits of discussion about Java script along the way. I must admit, I like books written by people who understand code. It seems to me that perhaps they are able to build the things as well as talking about building the things. The case studies are very thorough and useful and show students exactly what the author means. I've noticed that what makes sense to us as lecturers and developers is quite often way outside the experience of students and they do need examples of even the most simple of ideas. This book is good for doing just that without being condescending."

Xristine Faulkner
CISE

"The greatest strength of this book is the emphasis on identifying and meeting the needs of users by continually involving them in the design process."

Ruth V. Small
Syracuse University

"This is not a book of academic armchair philosophizing on a current topic but a very useful and practical book on Web development. It has the appropriate focus. It is obvious that many Web sites are created with limited or even no interaction with potential users of the site. Whereas user participation in development activities has been espoused in the literature for many years, in Web development it is often overlooked for perhaps reasons of time-pressure, cost or lack of knowledge of who the users may be. This book gives a very practical, useable ways of gearing a site to its users. The case studies are good and there is a full set reference for each chapter."

Julian Terry
Edith Cowan University
Australia