Html, too boring to be learned or what ?

patrick

Well, in the past i've manipulated some html in the newbest way ever using visual comparison between page sources, and frontpage to actually not write the code, but to rip it from the program.

Now i've decided to put my head into it, and become actually good at it. Knowing that most of you here are pros ( samer :D ma mannn ) , I need to know how to basically do that.

I ve followed up some tutorials, found them boring after 10 minutes, because it's very easy , the concept is very easy . and I'm basically understanding everything... However , memorizing all those codes seems stupid for me.

My question , are there any exercises methods to follow ? And do you guy know most of the codes , or just improvise ?

Joe

Chose a random subject, open a text editor and start coding right now. You'll quickly realize writing proper html isn't as easy as it seems, that a nice CSS layout takes talent, and that html is learnt through practice.

You'll also experience first hand the general hatred web-developers have towards IE.

Html/CSS isn't enough anymore. But if you want to go in web programming, no matter what technology you might chose (PHP, JEE, .NET,...) you'll always need it.

But for now, if you want a good exercise, write a short presentation of yourself, some pics, and try to present it with a nice layout.

xterm

Don't fall into the same pit as most developers. Consult http://www.csszengarden.com early.

patrick

rahmu wroteChose a random subject, open a text editor and start coding right now. You'll quickly realize writing proper html isn't as easy as it seems, that a nice CSS layout takes talent, and that html is learnt through practice.

You'll also experience first hand the general hatred web-developers have towards IE.

Html/CSS isn't enough anymore. But if you want to go in web programming, no matter what technology you might chose (PHP, JEE, .NET,...) you'll always need it.

But for now, if you want a good exercise, write a short presentation of yourself, some pics, and try to present it with a nice layout.

wouldn t be easier to use dreamweaver or front page, and then edit the html according to the eventual bugs ?

Joe

wouldn t be easier to use dreamweaver or front page, and then edit the html according to the eventual bugs ?

Do you want to create a web page or learn html?

If your goal is to create a static web page, dreamweaver and the likes are interesting productivity-wise. But if you want to do interesting stuff, (forums, blogs, e-commerce website, ...) interactive dynamic stuff, you'll have to learn more complex technologies (usually JEE, PHP or .NET) and they all rely on HTML.

So do this as an exercise, for practice, and get used to all the <div> and <span> blocks.

Remeber one thing, HTML is not a programming language, it's just the web language you'll need to use to program websites.