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[sunkist]

I was just curious how you all learned to make web pages. Did you learn in school or just kind of pick it up? Did you take a class? Did you buy a book? Did you just figure it out some other way?

I learned on notepad and html. Just from reading on the web. And doing my own coding was very tedious.

[Saint_Michael]

the internet and this topic is in the wrong forum mods if you please XP

[snlildude87]

I'm like you. I found out about HTML and web design through neopets because they had this little mini-forum where members could make their own threads and dress it up with HTML anyway they wish. Well, it was actually CSS, but I learned basic tags such as <b>, <i>, and <u> through that. Then, I became fascinated, so I looked at different sites' sources, and trying out different effects with notepad. After that, I decided to make a sub-profile thing on AIM. That needed a host, so I used Thirdage. It worked pretty well until my content grew, so I had to make a real site. The design was really basic, but everyone loved it. That site lasted a few years until someone told me that my layout sucked, so I made another one. I just kept changing layouts, and I'm still changing them. My current one is the one you see on my site.

I'm still using notepad to edit my pages. It's fun because I don't have to be one of those "I use dreamweaver" crowds.

I thought of some more that I wanted to say, and I didn't feel like double posting. sunkist, was your question answered about the form mail thing? You never left a reply on your thread. Second, Michael, this thread is not in the wrong place. She is asking all hosted members where they learned HTML. It could go in the HTML forum, but this forum is legitimate as well.

Edit: Edded the last paragraph

Edited by snlildude87, 29 June 2005 - 01:38 AM.

[htmlmaster]

I got a book out of the library, looked at it for about 20 minutes, memorized a few tags, got bored, and made a website in HTML, although I admit it was a disgrace, I liked the marqee tag a bit too much...

The only way to learn is trial and error, I keep making better and better websites as I go on, also a tip for future webmasters, use Cascading Style Sheets (known as CSS), they ROCK. They are very easy to make, and save you hours of time.

PS- I also used the www.w3schools.com whenever in doubt.

[sunkist]

Hi Again:

I forgot to mention I also bought a book or two. But I only use them as a last resort. You know..."when all else fails, read the instructions".

And yes thanks, snlildude, I got forms to work ( I just posted a reply to that thread too).

Sunkist

[Dragonfly]

I'm more or less like you. I learn backbone html on the web. Pagetutor dot com is the source of my knowing html and its behaviour. I practised alot and it was fun to know the coding one by one. At pagetutor dot com my tutor name is Joe. Joe is the name given to one cartoon in that site. It was fun to be taught by Joe there.

The best part was that I was able to experiment and tested as pleased since I learned from the web, many times I just copied and paste and re-write for faster results. I think it will be faster to learn online than to learn through books and to start writing the code in computer. Besides, without enough practise it just got slip out of one's mind quickly.

Once I know and understand the behaviour of html code and its functions I never build webpages using notepad. I just use Dreamweaver and if anything happens I rectify the code.

I think Dreamweaver is the best software to build webpages. It is very flexible and easy to use even for beginners.

[Hamtaro]

I originally started learning it on the internet. There was a site that I went to (I can't remember it now) that taught me some basic HTML. After that, I began looking at some of my favorite sites' source code. After that, I got an hTML book and learned most of what I know from it. Now, I continue to learn more HTML code by looking at other people's HTML. I also just messed around with some HTML code in Notepad some and learned a little there.

[clagnol]

I had a webtv user page back in the day. It was one of those awful websites with stupid animated gifs strung together and nothing of any importance really being expressed.

Then I finally got access to a computer and read up on html on Webmonkey, which used to be a bustling center of activity, then it died out for a few years, and now it looks like they are active again.

Also, before I knew how to do a lot of things, I used an html editor called CoffeeCup, so I probably picked up a thing or two there, also.

[Tyssen]

I started learning HTML when I started working for a website. I wasn't employed to do coding or development but I kinda picked it up as I went along. I had several more jobs with internet companies after that and that combined with messing around at home is how I picked it up along with other languages along the way.

[shigajet]

I started learning by using Notepad and borrowing a few books from the university's computer science club that taught me the basic tags in a web page. As well, before I left for Japan, I also bought a book on HTML 4.01. Of course, websites are becoming more dynamic what with PHP and MySQL. Guess it's time for me to catch up.

[cragllo]

Like most, I just picked it up on the web, following tutorials and what not, Used to use dreamweaver, but takes too long to load when you quickly need to edit something, sop most of the time I use notepad.

[rvalkass]

I started learning HTML by noticing that most webpages ended in .html

I looked it up on a list of file extensions, then found the W3Schools and started following some of their examples. I also just typed HTML Tutorials into Teoma. I stumbled across JavaScript when trying to find out how to create an alert box. I moved onto ASP with the help of my ICT teacher at school, although we are not taught it in class, I was just curious. Then I started a website (that failed) with a forum made with PHP, I looked into that and I am still learning today.

I generally guess things when coding a site (yes, bad idea), and if I am stuck I 'turn to the manual' which has never let me down, or to forums.

[hype]

I started learning html through books like dummies, then I went on to learn php which I'm still a noob at php.net and other places like zend...

[FuChelle]

I learned basic html back in year 10 at school. I was fascinated by it and decided to turn my assignment into an actual website, and get it hosted. Through doing that, I soon expanded my knowledge of html from looking at free website scripts and stuff. I've also learned a lot of css, and a bit of JavaScript and PHP as well, and I'm still continuing to learn. I think it's cool what all these different languages can do.

[ashiezai]

ya ... I'm also learning everything from the web .. at first it's just a skill to show off to my friends and now it's part of my life ... Just keep myself updated with everything .. html, css, rss, php, .... You can never learn everything out the on the web ... I think internet is still the best place to learn html of php, sometimes i will find some silly tutorial books in bookstore selling expensive .. and the content sucks .. but u could always find good tutorials on internet

[elevenmil]

I really have no clue how it began for me, I guess it all started out when I saw a friend of mine had a hosted site up that showed all of the pictures he took from college. I decided, hey what the heck, looks pretty interesting, I guess I'll try something like that out. So I got started on Angelfire and didn't even use the advanced options tab (for the use of HTML). I just used the basic level and wow was the site layout crappy. Soon I was looking at source codes and learning what different codes did for the layout. Soon I was converting all of my files to advanced and did just HTML language.

That was about 20 months ago, and throughout time I have read some online tutorials and articles relating to website making. I joined trap17 because I had had enough with advertisements, and wow was I introduced to a whole new level of website design. All of these features were unfamilar to me, and I am now just starting to come around to them.

So basically I started out with Angelfire, but in reality I'm really just starting out here at Trap17 because of all the features it has to offer that I never heard of...guess I could say I really stink at this stuff, but I'll get it sooner or later...

[whyme]

For me, it all started with me fooling around with FrontPage when I was 12 or so, and i looked more and more into web design, etc.

A very good resource to begin your web designing endevours is at http://w3schools.com and also http://oswd.org.

OSWD.org is a particulary useful website, and I'm sure you'll find it very useful.

whyme

[kitty]

I actualy started learning html few months back, when I realised I wanted to make my own web site. First, I used some free hosting, they let you only have 7 pages, and they had some kind of online editor for html files. They didn't have ftp, or anything...

Then, my friend told me I can learn to make my own pages, the way I want them to apper, without those poor online templates. So, I started off easily, with Nvu, a cool little program for making web pages. Since I still don't know html all that well, this is great what you see is what you get (i think that's what it's called ) editor.

When I learn html better, I will try to make a webpage in Dreamweaver, because my friend tells me Dreamweaver is the best for making web pages.

I still haven't started learning php, and I don't think I will any time soon

[brandice]

I think I got webhosting before I realized I even wanted to make a website. I had a few pictures to share and I got hosting for that. Then I used frontpage for a little "about me" page- very primitive.

Once I wanted to add more I started messing around with Microsoft Publisher's page maker, but once I checked out sites like webmonkey.com I realized that program added a lot of extra code into the pages. I pretty much figured out how to do HTML on my own by looking at the source code on different webpages.

[Trystim]

*turns around behind him gets in the bookshelf and pulls out about 10 books on varying HTML topics from HTML to XHTML and flash books*

I started about 6 years ago on web design from reading things on the web and stuff viewing other peoples pages and picking apart the HTML and putting it together my own way to see what did what.

then i found all these books and some with cd's as well and I went to town. My friend uses XARA and Dreamweaver but I was doing stuff with notepad and later a program called CONText (programmers editor) before I found out about WYSIWYG editors and dreamweaver stuff like that.

I have had people hiring for web design positions tell me that I know more then alot of kids coming out of college because I am self taught and people who teach themselves have a tendancy to retain and implement the information and knowledge better and have more hands on experience.

So I urge anyone reading this that hasn't already get out there get some books they aren't that much and you can find them simple enough google what you want to know or any search engine of your choice pull code apart and put it back together your own way. you will learn more and as i said retain the information alot better

to learn is to practice and to practice you have to do it.

[guangdian]

when i first connected to internet i found it on word i can made html pages..then i started to learned it.

[dontmaimyourself]

I started with WYSIWYG editors, but then realised most of them were s*** so just kind of picked it up, I read around the internet for a while, searched google stuff like that, made a series of very bad websites, 'borrowed' some code from other sites, got bored at having to change 100's of <font> </font> tags, discovered CSS and everyone was happy, then I went to college and studied it there (didn't learn a thing), I also used w3schools.com alot, if you want to learn HTML, or CSS I would suggest starting there.

[Sprnknwn]

Well, I started discovering the possibilities of making a website in... 1998 I think, I didn´t have even 56 kbps at home so I spent lots of hours browsing webs at University. I have to say that I´m Journalist so, don´t know maybe I´m supposed to be more interested in contents than in design.

Soon I started building my own music website in the University... I made a few htmls with Frontpage at home which seemed very easy and Word-alike and transferred it at the faculty. So I try a lot of annoying free webhostings, slow, without FTP and with big banners and popups... I don´t miss those times

Later, as my interest growed I found myself doing a few graphic-design and web-design studies and learnt to use Dreamweaver, pure html, some css and Flash. And with some help with friends I got into a bit of php and stuff like that. But once you know some basics, you can improve with those tons of tutorials that wise and sharing people puts to our disposition.

Now I would like to try a lot of things in websites but I haven´t got enough time.

[wariorpk]

I didn't learn to make web pages (I will soon). Right Now I use what you see is what you get editors like Frontpage. When it comes to HTML I am a lost puppy in the woods.

[sunkist]

Hey, thanks for everybody who answered! I was thinking of taking a class in it, but it looks like the concesus is that lots and lots of people are able to learn web page building just by "picking it up" . A little bit here, a little bit there.

I have some books too. Still debating about taking a class in it.

Sunkist