<DIV>As web applications get more complex, so do the challenges. These applications need to meet demanding performance requirements, and be reliable 24/7, without exception. And they also need to withstand frequent modifications by many different programmers. If you're building a mission-critical site, this book will help you achieve the same rigor in web application development that has traditionally applied to other types of software.<br> <br> Written by a manager at Yahoo! with substantial experience working with the techniques presented in this book, <I>Developing Large Web Applications</I> provides practical steps for building sites that remain effective as you add features, functions, and users.<p> <ul> <li>Avoid common coding and maintenance headaches when small websites evolve, adding more pages, more code, and more programmers <li>Embrace the virtues of modularity, encapsulation, abstraction, and loosely coupled components <li>Get comprehensive coverage of issues involving HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript and Ajax, and database interaction <li>Learn solid techniques in code management and software engineering that are often unknown or forgotten by web developers</ul><p></div>