Hi, I am a web designer and i want to learn how to code.I know practically every web designer knows how to code but not me..lol.I was wondering if you guys can give me some tips on the best ways to learn how to code, or any sites that might help me.Btw if your looking to get a site DESIGNED im your guy, i dont charge crazy amounts, usually under $200..just thought i put that in ..lol.Thanks.
Yep, go to w3schools, it's the best site to learn the basics of a lot of web languages. More complex things you will pick up as you go along.
Yes, I agree w3schools is the best. The way I did it is using w3schools and lots of practice. If you practice coding basic stuff and gradually advance it is better than learning from others code in my opinion because then you don't pick up their horrible coding habits and slopping coding lol.
A good book and practice. I know HTML by heart since 1995, java by heart since 1997, PHP by heart since 1999...then...dreamweaver and frontpage appreared...But I still code by hand and it works fine...So, a good book and practice..
Looks like I should go back and do some studying too! W3Schools HTML Quiz Result: 17 of 20 85% You can be proud of yourself! Time Spent 3:31
I just made a blog on HTML tutorial. You can study it if you want to learn HTML. http://beginhtml.blogspot.com
I really wouldnt worry about that test, i just took it and got 19/20. Most of the questions were about <table> code and other obsolete code such as <body background>. I would agree though, w3school.com is were i learnt. Once you have covered the HTML i would move onto CSS and then xHTML. And to the person who recommended frontpage. No just No. Microsoft dont even make that cr*p anymore.
If you want to learn www.w3schools.com and/or get dreamweaver and play with it, then view the source code and establish how its built from their
I really wouldn't recommend a WYSIWYG program. If you start to learn the code that they produce, you WILL produce code that sucks.
download a templates and open it , read source code then try to do it. or dreamweaver type some word and add some things, then read code. above HTML only. but you need to learn HTML + CSS design + tableless....
I like tizag too. I would also suggest http://codepunk.hardwar.org.uk since that guy's tutorials are great as well. Also, I have started a HTML tutorial section of my site (first link in my sig) and have a website help forum (last link in sig).
ugh avoid tizag, w3 schools, dreamweaver, frontpage, and everything stated thus far. get a plain text editor like Notepad or VIM, and go directly to http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/ you will be learning directly from the specifications, not re-interpreted incorrectly like most pages. the people who read from w3schools, tizag pick up crappy coding habits (yes. its true, its true.). the best coders read directly from the specs. everyone else reads (mostly) crappy reinterpretations. if you think they are too technical, try http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/ or http://www.htmldog.com/ , the best reinterpretations ive seen.
Practice is definitely the way to go. Just keep designing things, try to stay away from programs that simplify it for you. I usually do most coding using notepad. This really gets you to the point where you have to know your stuff. Error check things by hand.