Learning HTML and XHTML for Beginners
These sites are a great starting point for someone who knows nothing about building a web site with HTML/XHTML. While I would recommend that you learn to build standards-compliant web sites with XHTML and CSS, you will usually need to know basic HTML first.
Before you begin you should get some kind of HTML editor for writing your code. Notepad or any plain text editor can be used, but there are so many other free programs that are designed to write HTML. Here are a couple:
You can find a variety of HTML Editors at C|Net Downloads or at NoNags.
HTML Dog - HTML and CSS Tutorials, References, Articles and News - Great resources for people wanting to learn how to write HTML and CSS. A great start for beginners.
DaveSite offers an interactive tutorial on HTML for beginners. This tutorial is broken up into mini chapters so that you can easily learn and review particular subjects.
HTML Primer @ HTML Goodies - A series of primers designed to teach you the basics of HTML.
Lisa Explains it All! is a wonderful HTML learning site originally developed for kids, but I think it’s a great learning place for any age.
Once you understand the basics of HTML I would recommend that you focus on learning XHTML and CSS. You can learn more about the basics of XHTML in Making Documents XHTML Compliant @ tinkertech.net.
XHTML Tutorial from W3Schools - In addition to the XHTML tutorials, the W3Schools also offers tutorials in HTML, CSS, and a variety of subjects.
About.com offers a free weekly course, XHTML 101 - Free HTML Course. This is an 11 week course.
Western Civilisation - offers a variety of courses and guides for learning HTML, XHTML, and CSS. They’re also the makers of StyleMaster, a great program for writing CSS.
These resources have been primarily posted for my friends in the hermit crab community, Stacy, Vicki, Kerie, Sue, and Vanessa. They are all working to build or improve their own web sites.
Great resources, Robin. Having used about half of these, I can say they are extremely helpful - more so than any book I have bought. :-\
The Western Civilization (”WestCiv”) CSS guide continues to be my first point of reference for style sheets. Despite being Australian, they write in good, clear English — not “geek-ese”. They also sell this guide, or package it free as part of their other products. The downloadable version also shows browser support, with notes, for each property. I don’t think I could have become proficient in CSS without it.
Thank you for this list. Captured!
January 3rd, 2006 at 6:01 pmCordially, David.
Yes, my hermit crab care blog is at http://www.crabbytalk.com
January 7th, 2006 at 11:16 amwill use in the near future
January 31st, 2006 at 6:55 amGreat articles. Thanks a lot.
March 16th, 2006 at 7:50 am