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Re: Beginners Guide to HTML/CSS

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Post by JuanCBenavides » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 2:05 AM UTC

What language is this? Java?? j/k ;) A nice and concise guide that every beginner should get a hold off! In this case, the simpler, the better.

Re: Beginners Guide to HTML/CSS

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Post by capnrefsmmat » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 2:29 AM UTC

ChadMoran wrote: post #9

I guess? It has a pretty small font size and for any modern monitor slides to the left and only takes up 50% or less of the page size. Meh...

Do you want it to take up the full screen width? I find that reading incredibly long lines is difficult, because when you finish one line and move to the next, you lost track of your position.

This is why systems like LaTeX default to wide margins and narrow columns.

Now, as for the font size, it could definitely use some expansion.

Re: Beginners Guide to HTML/CSS

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Post by stillawesome » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 2:36 AM UTC

I made this website for a course I am teaching at Code Academy (http://codeacademy.org) in Chicago, IL. The website here is a work in progress and is being tested out in class. Thanks for all of the feedback so far, I will do my best to incorporate it. Please stay tuned for updates and more lessons to come!

Re: Beginners Guide to HTML/CSS

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Post by jmdalton » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 2:42 AM UTC

Excellent resource!!!

Re: Beginners Guide to HTML/CSS

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Post by ohgodthecat » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 2:43 AM UTC

jergason wrote: post #10

I really wish they didn't link the w3schools at the bottom under resources. They are a spammy, and often incorrect, resource for learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. MDN has better docs, no ads, and no trying to sell you dubious "certifications."

I always link people to http://htmldog.com/ over w3schools but I don't know if they have the same issues.

They do offer a better layout and design imo and seem to be fine for the beginner.

Re: Beginners Guide to HTML/CSS

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Post by andrewfelix » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 2:45 AM UTC

It is beautifully designed. But the language still may go over non-coder heads. For example; elements are defined as "designators that define objects within a page", this already assumes some knowledge. Believe it or not there are a lot of people who have no idea what an 'object' is in this context.

Re: Beginners Guide to HTML/CSS

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Post by tabaflaba » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 2:48 AM UTC

No one uses the strong tag.

Re: Beginners Guide to HTML/CSS

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Post by dkurth » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 2:50 AM UTC

Minor nit: HTML comments go in , not .

Re: Beginners Guide to HTML/CSS

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Post by entangld » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 2:55 AM UTC

andrewfelix wrote: post #16

It is beautifully designed. But the language still may go over non-coder heads. For example; elements are defined as "designators that define objects within a page" , this already assumes some knowledge. Believe it or not there are a lot of people who have no idea what an 'object' is in this context.

They simplified the look without simplifying the information.

Re: Beginners Guide to HTML/CSS

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Post by tomordonez » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 2:56 AM UTC

This tutorial is awesome. I have been in a bunch of tutorials online and I found them pretty confusing. Shay's website not only has good content but the design make it easier to understand. Thanks a lot. Looking forward for the rest of the chapters