by John Paul Mueller
HTML5
Programming
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HTML5 Programming with JavaScript
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About the Author
John Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his
blood, having produced 91 books and over 300 articles to date. The topics
range from networking to articial intelligence and from database man-
agement to heads-down programming. Some of his current books include
Windows command-line references, books on VBA and Visio, several books
on C#, and an IronPython programmer’s guide. His technical editing skills
have helped more than 63 authors rene the content of their manuscripts.
John has provided technical editing services to both Data Based Advisor
and Coast Compute magazines. He’s also contributed articles to magazines
like such as Software Quality Connection, DevSource, InformIT, SQL Server
Professional, Visual C++ Developer, Hard Core Visual Basic, asp.netPRO,
Software Test and Performance, and Visual Basic Developer. Be sure to read
John’s blog at http://blog.johnmuellerbooks.com.
When John isn’t working at the computer, you can nd him outside in the
garden, cutting wood, or generally enjoying nature. John also likes making
wine and knitting. When not occupied with anything else, he makes glycerin
soap and candles, which comes in handy for gift baskets. You can reach John
on the Internet at John@JohnMuellerBooks.com. John is also setting up a
website at http://www.johnmuellerbooks.com. Feel free to take a look
and make suggestions on how he can improve it.
