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| Learning HTML |  Here are a few of what I would call the "definitative resources" for learning HTML online. The truth is, it's a never ending quest. Once you learn basic HTML, you're going to want to learn some Javascript to support it. Then, maybe some DHTML to do more fancy effects. If you get really serious (and become a geek like me), you'll find a flexible hosting service for your web site and start learning server-side web development, which is what I do. That uses scripting languages like PHP and ASP, and database backends to create more manageable, flexible web sites. When you get to that point, you have two choices: Microsoft scripting or other (usually linux) scripting. I'm a big advocate of the latter. You don't have to run Linux at home to script for that platform. It is more relevant to the system that houses your web site. HTML Primers: http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/authoring/html_basics/ http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/index.html http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/NewHTML/htmlindex.html http://www.techbabes.com/WebTech/HTML/Primer0Intro.html I can only strongly recommend the first two sites. The next two looked pretty good to me, but I haven't actually used them. The trick to learning HTML is to learn the tags, then learn about style sheets. Style sheets give you much more control, and more flexability to standardize your site's appearance Stay away from any tags that are identified as IE or Netscape only. There is no need to use proprietary tags, particularly if you use styles. Once you've got a handle on basic HTML, Webmonkey (the first site) has a lot of excellent tutorials on Javascript, Style sheets and DHTML, as well as other web technologies. If you want to get really into it, the web site that I use most often is DevShed: http://www.devshed.com/. There is no basic HTML tutorial here, but the articles on advanced web design are very clear and easy to use. Finally, you can always go the print route, and that can have some advantages. I don't have a good recommendation for a basic HTML tutorial. But the book I keep on my desk at all times is O'Reilly's "Webmaster in a Nutshell" second edition. I think there's also a "Web Designer in a Nutshell" that might be even a better choice. These books are references, not tutorials, so they're great when you want to look up style sheet tags or syntax, for example. They have chapters on all relevant technologies, starting with HTML. Oh - and the best guide for javascript is still NetScape's: But they don't call it javascript anymore, so it's a little hard to find: http://developer.netscape.com/evangelism/docs/references/ecma/Ecma-262.pdf. The Netscape developer's site has lots of good stuff: http://developer.netscape.com/. |
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