When it comes to websites, there is a lot that needs and can be done. We can't express the number of ways to build websites, and it's almost impossible to have two websites looking the same way. But, with all this, there is one thing that is common to every single website on the web — HTML.
HTML is a computer symbolic language used as the building block of websites, desktop applications, and sometimes even (hybrid) mobile applications. Although many learners look down upon HTML, it's something you cannot avoid, and in the long run, you would have to come back and learn what you rejected earlier. Or, you will be forced to build inconsistent applications.
In this course, I am going to give you a good starting point for learning and using HTML to build websites. This means we need to have an idea of what websites are and why we need to build them.
On your way toward learning web development, you will meet many people mocking HTML and considering it as a lame language. The truth is that you discover HTML as you use it. So, usually, developers do not dedicate a specific time to learn HTML. So, they assume HTML becomes some kind of habit that is part of them. But the consequences are uncountable. Do not be fooled by these superstitions.
To give you an idea of what HTML looks like, imagine it as the hieroglyphs on the walls of the pyramids in Egypt. It looks strange but has a serious meaning and their placement has an important meaning in conveying the message.
In the next chapter, we're going to look at what the internet and the web are, and why we need websites. Subscribe to the newsletter and I will inform you once it's available.
Last updated 2024-01-11 UTC