What does it take to make a computer program? Can I make a website?
What programming languages should I learn to start making websites. Very
often, do questions like these come up in our minds and we usually
don’t have any clue in this regard.
So, in this post, I’ll try to make it easier for those who want to
learn website coding and want to make websites, focusing on html, CSS
and JavaScript.
In my opinion, initially, Html, CSS and JavaScript are the core
languages to become skilled at. These are the foundations of nearly all
the websites on the web. Learning these will help you understand the
very basics of programming and enable you to make your own websites –
or even will enable you to start web programming/developing as a
profession.
For those who have zero knowledge about what these languages, here are brief definitions of each:
HTML – HyperText Markup Language is the main language for displaying
web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser.
Simply put, it’s what you see if you right click on any web page and
“View Page Source.”
CSS – Cascading Style Sheets set the design and style properties to
web elements such as the fonts styles, menus etc. They are embedded in
the source of the website. The browser recognizes these styles and
accordingly, the web page and its elements are displayed.
JavaScript – is a programming language that makes web pages
interactive. Fancy fading buttons, sleek dropdown menus etc. are often
created with the use of JS.
Where to Start From?
Though there are dozens of websites which teach these languages. Here are three which I personally feel are really AWESOME!
CodeAcademy.com is one fine website where you can get all the knowledge related to Html, CSS and JavaScript!
CodeAcademy offers all the useful information stitched with
interactive on-screen exercises which make the learning experience
enjoyable and that too for FREE! All you need is to Sign Up and start
earning points upon completion of each exercise.
Surely, by the end of the course, you’ll be able to build your own web pages and in fact fully functional websites.
Here’s the link: CodeAcademy.com
Rating= 10/10
CSS-Tricks.com is another brilliant place to enhance your
skills on CSS. There are hundreds of tutorials on this website through
which one can develop advanced styling techniques. Also, there is
extensive material related to the newest version of CSS i.e CSS-3 and
explanations for making Responsive/Mobile websites and all for free of
cost.
Here is the link: CSS-Tricks.com
Rating= 8/10
W3Schools.com provides detailed knowledge for Html, CSS and
JS. It has a brilliant user-interface and allows its users to write and
test code on a live web page along with suited examples.
Here is the link: W3Schools.com
Rating= 8/10
So, you can make the most of these websites to start off your journey
as a web-programmer. Later you can try your hands on more complex
technologies such as PHP, .Net Framework, Xcode etc. Best of luck!
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