3.6 HTML: an Important Skill to Learn and Practice
After watching Jen Simmons, the instructor for HTML Essential Training, I got to thinking: something that looks so complicated surely takes years to master. HTML seems so difficult to learn. But not to worry! With practice, it will seem less confusing.
In the lesson, Debugging HTML, Jen covers how common web browsers like Safari, Chrome and Microsoft Edge all have an HTML panel that allows you to be able to view and edit the HTML code used in the webpage. The edits clear
after the webpage is refreshed, so you can mark up the coding without harming the webpage. Doing this will give you a basic understanding of how to start creating markup for your website. It looks complicated, but there is no better way to learn than doing it yourself. How else are people going to learn if they do not get experience on practicing HTML for themselves?
Irfan F. wrote a blog that helps with HTML called 6 of the Best Places to Learn HTML. Irfan F is a blogger that offers tips on how to start blogging and how to get people to read your blog. Irfan F. goes over the basics of HTML and why HTML is important to learn for creating your own website. He provides resources for learning HTML through hands-on experience. The resources he gives are listed here, so you can find which one works best for your learning style:
- BitDegree has many options for HTML learning and is fairly priced
- Codeacademy which has a huge selection to practice HTML that is structured for each individual, based on how much they know.
- HTML Website gives tutorials on HTML, with complete explanations on the subject, and it is free!
- Learn HTML is an interactive website that allows people to practice their skills, and it is free!
- Shay Howe’s Learning Site is a free learning site from “a known developer.”
- W3Schools you can practice around with what you have learned so far, and it gives you exercises to advance your skills.
This chapter is a revised version of a blog post titled “HTML and Important Skill to Learn and Practice” on the blog Production for the Net.
