Appendix A. Beyond this Book

Web development can become a big production. As this is a tutorial book, it seems that many developers will be looking for books like this to serve as part of their grand skills and tools to get the job done. My software career began over 30 years ago, so here is a little advice from someone with years of experience. This appendix is not meant to imply I am the final authority, but rather to share some perspective. The content here is a mix of my outlook and suggestions gleaned from other seasoned developers. Here is the context of this appendix:

• Areas of interest

• Current technologies

• Scale versus implementation

• Standards