How to start coding?

[Fangled]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone had any good resources to start coding? I have learnt HTML and learning XHTML + CSS now.

I have mostly learnt from http://www.w3schools.com/ website. Does anyone recommend any good resources and any tips?

Thanks alot!

[Minxy]

I learned nearly everything I know from http://www.lissaexplains.com. Great site! Also very good is http://www.themagic-box.net/html_tutorials.php
Happy coding!

[frike]

the way i learnt to code with php was to get a script that i was interested in, find something i wanted to change in it and then just play until i got it to happen.

i find that i learn much quicker playing then following a tutorial, though tuts have helped me a many of times

[MadKad]

any tutorials you might want on coding I am willing to make for you I have started one but still not done it all as I was looking into how to make it easier and better for new starters look here

http://www.mkpitstop.co.uk/node/37

if any one has some thoughts on what they want i will sort it out

[carol]

Originally Posted by MadKad

any tutorials you might want on coding I am willing to make for you I have started one but still not done it all as I was looking into how to make it easier and better for new starters look here
http://www.mkpitstop.co.uk/node/37
if any one has some thoughts on what they want i will sort it out

MadKad,

Considering your page is XHTML compliant, might I suggest you rethink your tutorials?

<b> is no longer approriate for bold
<br> should be <br />
<hr> should be <hr />
the same for <img>

Also <font> is no longer used... It's decent stuff.. but it's like teaching someone who wants to learn how to program in cobalt.. it's out-dated... You should update them to the latest and greatest and you'll have a great tutorial there.

Also to learn, if you're willing to pay.. Sams has a great line of books available..

[MadKad]

Originally Posted by carol

MadKad,

Considering your page is XHTML compliant, might I suggest you rethink your tutorials?

<b> is no longer approriate for bold
<br> should be <br />
<hr> should be <hr />
the same for <img>

Also <font> is no longer used... It's decent stuff.. but it's like teaching someone who wants to learn how to program in cobalt.. it's out-dated... You should update them to the latest and greatest and you'll have a great tutorial there.

Also to learn, if you're willing to pay.. Sams has a great line of books available..

I was thinking that and really that is a XHTML tutorial and not just a HTML tutorial I was going to look into doing a XHTML tutorial after.

The thing is the tags like <b>, <br> and <img> do work but are not valid for programs that disabled people use, but they still print the same.

[carol]

Originally Posted by MadKad

I was thinking that and really that is a XHTML tutorial and not just a HTML tutorial I was going to look into doing a XHTML tutorial after.
The thing is the tags like <b>, <br> and <img> do work but are not valid for programs that disabled people use, but they still print the same.

They still work... but I'm thinking toward the future.... <br> is prefectly valid HTML4, however it's not valid XHTML (like you've said)... When was the last time you saw a request for an HTML page.... Usually it's a request to have a page built.. or it says it has to comply to XHTML... It's like comparing VB and VB .Net... VB .Net is just the next incarnation... the newer way of doing things... so why teach people the old and deprecated method... especially if their just learning...

It seems unfair to say... ok so to insert a line break you do <br> and to insert a horizontal line you do <hr> and then to turn around and tell them to do <br /> and <hr />... There are tons of basic HTML tutorials on the net.. that do things like <font color="red">... When was the last time that you saw someone that knew what they were doing use the <font> tag... It's proper HTML.. but the net is saturated with that... Why not ignore that and just do XHTML.. do what's being used these days... not what was used 5 years ago?

It's your tutorial but I think it would be better for you as an author and as someone putting their work out there and for someone in the learning stages.