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Question

What is more easy to learn CSS or HTML or JS???

by Feb 11, 2016 7:55AM PST

Hello Everyone,

I recently started learning web designing and not sure which language is more easy to start with. Can you please help me to understand the importance and difficulties of designing languages?

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Today you'll use a variety of languages.
by Forum moderator Feb 11, 2016 8:10AM PST

For those that want to make a web page without programming, some get by with WordPress.

I'd debate if CSS and HTML are "languages" as JavaScript is. The trio is used in total to create a lot of web sites so you need to know the basics of all 3 to fix or create sites. Then again you can use GUI systems and never see a line of code.

Web designing to me is first designing your site. The coding phase is later. And sometimes you don't have to code.

Then we have the other systems to know about when "web designing." You would learn about PHP, SQL and about a dozen other technologies before you would design some sites. You don't need to know everything about each area but must be ready to dig in again if you find you need more.

-> There are folk that are looking for the easy path. That would be WordPress.

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Advice for New Designers
by BryanWalters Feb 12, 2016 3:48AM PST
A. Do you really think that one can design a website without having any code knowledge?

B. What would you suggest for one who wants to start career in designing?

Anyway, thank you so much for sharing thoughts with us.
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Re: design
by Kees_B Forum moderator Feb 12, 2016 4:06AM PST
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Nod to Kees.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 12, 2016 8:32AM PST

Then let's look back to Steve Jobs. Do you think he wrote code? If you look at the course that set him on fire I think it was calligraphy.

Web Design is not coding. Coding comes after the design.

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Web development is a combination of various languages!
by Feb 12, 2016 3:40AM PST

Hello,
It should be appreciated that you chose to learn web designing. When it comes to developing a website, you need to work with combination of languages together.

Only using HTML you cannot create a complete website. CSS is required to design to make the website look elegant. JS is written in the HTML page as a scripting language to connect with the browsers that make something to do with it.

I'm not saying it is difficult. These are the basic languages to start with web development & designing. Nowadays HTML & CSS has change a lot. It is upgraded to HTML5 & CSS3 which gives a mobile responsive view for the website that we are creating.

Content Management System(CMS) like Wordpress, Joomla, etc..! is another beautiful world for the beginners who wants to dive into the web development as a beginner.

I would suggest you to understand the practical possibilities & difficulties before you step into the learning process. Better understanding makes better outcome. Best of luck.

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My opinion
by Feb 24, 2016 8:51PM PST
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HTML and CSS
by Feb 26, 2016 10:03AM PST

HTML and CSS. You can learn both simultaneously. Then you can go for JS.

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