HTML Tutorial: Conclusion

So there you have it. I still haven't quite talked about everything there is to know in HTML but frankly the rest of it is stuff you'll probably understand better if you research it yourself, and besides, I think for me, two basic HTML tutorials is about enough.

That doesn't necessarily mean you've heard the last of me, though. I'm seriously thinking about slapping together a work similar to this which covers Netscapisms and proposed HTML-- things like backgrounds, tables, image alignment, and all that sort of thing. It seems a reasonable set of topics. However, that's for the future, and I can't promise anything.

I've only made it this far thanks to the support of everyone at Library Information Technologies-- a better group of co-workers I could not ask for. In addition, I'd like to thank the following people:

• The Intermediate Wrecking Crew-- a small, dedicated, slightly crazy group of people who not only refrained from telling me to take a hike when I asked for their help, but they actually read draft versions of the tutorial and sent me corrections, suggestions, and support. None are known to have suffered any permanent psychological harm, but just in case, the following should be monitored closely:
  • Dr. Bob "Prof" Barger (University of Notre Dame), who wedged a series of corrections and comments between two trips, nine paper reviews, income tax filing, and probably a plague of locusts.
  • Gary Rosensteel, who had some very good observations but is obviously showing signs of strain, as he continues to encourage me to try my hand at further writing.
  • Garnette M. Knoll (University of Arizona), for nicely detailed comments, for catching a very confusing explanation on my part, and for a bit of cheerleading to boot.
  • Bill "Bilbo" Gregory, who was one of the "Joe User" reviewers-- a normal guy like most of you, except for the fact that he reads HTML tutorials for fun.
  • Jeff Seaver (CullDesign), for a unique perspective and some very insightful comments which caused me to think hard about what I was doing and how I was doing it.
  • .... and last but by no means least, the Editorial Wonder Duo, consisting of Elaine Raines and Susan Cox, who between them not only managed to catch every single misspelling and grammatical error, but I think also created a few more just to be able to correct them; and both of whom made valuable suggestions regarding sentence structure, clarity, and simplicity.
• Alex Derbes (LIT), who helped me write the original quiz engine for Introduction to HTML. Although I've hacked it a little bit since then, most of the engine is still his code.
• Robert Trobaugh, who pointed out a minor but terribly embarrassing error on my part in Chapter 1.
• Dempsey Williams, whose detailed bug reports enabled me to track down a subtle flaw in the quiz engine's design and (hopefully) correct it.
• ...and to everyone who sent me feedback on my first tutorial, Introduction to HTML. It was the overwhelming praise of that work, and numerous requests for a followup, which finally convinced me that it would be worth the time and effort needed to write this tutorial.

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