Best way to learn HTML?

What is the best way to learn html?

 

you can check out: http://www.w3schools.com/

 

My opinion I often state, books

Learn HTML (Structure)

Then CSS (Presentation)

Recommended books:

CSS From Novice to Professional

 

First Go to Google Search and Type Learn HTML
Then Go to Google Search and Type Learn CSS
Then Go to Google Search and Type Learn Java Script
From all those three select the first 3 sites as Google places the best sites first

 

if u have a pc at home, with internet connection and macromedia dreamweaver....its all easy....

 

I agree with you 100%

Back in 1993 I accidentally discovered Front Page (just like DreamWeaver, but not as good) I must of click something in my IE browers and FP opened up and I saw an outline/source code of the site I was on. I was playing around with it for some time and thats how I got in to making webpages. A few years later I was introduced to DW, from there I started to learn so much.

 

I just learned the basics (colors, links, line breaks, embeding) and built a really simple website. In my opinion, learning hands on is the best way. I've pretty much self-taught myself every language I know, using information from various websites when I needed it.

 

W3schools if your in to tutorials. Books are a waste of money.

HTML was designed for the average person to use - it isnt a programming language.

Just take a look at how other sites are built and have a look at some compliantly designed templates at OSWD.org - this will mean you can play around with them and pick up the code from there - easiest way to learn what you need to, as well as a bit of CSS.

Cheatcheets for CSS are also useful (google them)

 

I'd say normally it would just be to code code code. The more you do it the more you'll understand it. I'd also like to recommend using a new website I created which is Code It All.com The way I created this site is that it explains and shows examples for many different html codes. In this way I hope to help people understand the code more in depth. Seeing examples along with the code make it easier to understand. I hope you take a look and let me know what you think.

 

I learned thorugh tutorials and occasionally books, but mostly through reading other peoples souce code. If you need help here is a great online tutorial:
htmlcodetutorial.com
and there is quicklist at :
htmlcodetutorial.com/quicklist.html


My website: agnostic.890m.com
If want to check out the skill I have from learning through tutorials, all code is written without editor, I think it is the best way to learn, later learn how to use editors, Microsoft Web Expressions is great.

 

The thing is, Steve, your own code must be "squeaky clean" if you want your tutorial to be taken seriously. The Markup on your page does not validate -- you use an HTML 4.01 Transitional Doctype, yet use an admixture of HTML and XHTML Markup. I suggest using a Strict DTD for your tutorial, thus avoiding deprecated elements/attributes.

James

 

best way to learn is by doing it
try to make basic websites in html as it can run off your computer
then of course you want to learn more so look at tutorials and view source code on sites

 

This site is geared towards teaching basics of html to new users. If you look through the site that is explained. It is recommended to use a site like the one I have created to help users get started and to understand the initial parts of html design. I wasn't intending on teaching in depth and difficult topics to visitors of this site.

I do understand and appreciate your comments though.

 

I believe that still holds true, Steve -- a teacher's own skill and meticulous attention to detail instills confidence in the student.

James

 

Fair enough James, I appreciate the suggestion and have fixed the issue and now you should be able to see a valid html code.

 

Congratulations, Steve! Always good to see. Thank you for contributing to Web interoperability.

James

 

i would suggest w3schools as the best for free online learning... if u can pay... the video tutorials dat lynda.com offers is the best!!

 

Maybe thats why 95 percent of websites out there are junk/unattractive/repetitive crap

 

Learn by doing -- download a free template set and modify it to your liking. Then try making your own site using the same concepts used in the template.

Also: w3schools.com is a great place to start

 

Yeah, I definitely started way back in the early 90s with making the whole "Hello World" sites (and programs ) and then grew from there. It was really basic, but it taught me rules, and how ugly everything could look in Netscape...dear Lord. I'd highly recommend learning the foundations of HTML/CSS by hand, mainly because its incredibly handy to fix errors you'll run into later on. I'm also a fan of w3schools.com and htmlhelp.com - though its older