HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. These three might not get you into Fashion Week, but they can give you a functional website. And if you use these open source languages well, you might end up with a fashionable and user-friendly website. If not…you’ve always got CMS platforms like HubSpot, Joomla, and of course, WordPress.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) – Structure
From <head> to…</body>, HTML creates the skeleton and framework of your website. Displaying web pages and information, it’s important to make sure there aren’t any errors. This includes missing tags, missing quotations, and improper formatting.
The published website shouldn’t be the only attractive this process. Going through a bunch of code on a notepad can be confusing, tedious, and even aggravating for some. To relieve some of this stress, text editors like Sublime and Atom can catch minor errors and typos, while also creating a more attractive display with color-coded tags. Tools like HTML Cleaner are also useful as they can clean up and organize your text.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) – Style
While HTML focuses on the outline of your site, CSS is your go-to when it comes to design. Located in a style sheet, CSS defines elements like color, font, and responsiveness (across different devices). A quick tip: Don’t go for Comic Sans. The great thing about designing websites today is that so many designs (e.g. templates, fonts) have been created and shared across the internet, giving all users the ability to create something stunning.
JavaScript (JS) – Logic
Responsiveness doesn’t just play a role in CSS. JavaScript, the brains of the website, is the language that tells your browser how to display your information. JavaScript can be used to prompt pop-ups, redirect users to another page (navigation), and gather information through page tagging. In 2017, Quincy Larson from freeCodeCamp.org wrote an interesting blog post, “What the web looks like without JavaScript”, and let’s just say Netflix and Google Maps are nothing without it!
Hey Chyna,
I really, really liked how you included links to the actual resources that people can use to build a website and write code. Not only is this a great source of information, but also works as a jumping-off point for anyone that wants to start coding and building websites.
Hi Chynna,
The first thing that caught my attention was the huge picture at the top. I think it intrigued me on what I was going to read about. The next thing that I thought was done super well was the use of different color text. I haven’t seen this done yet on anyone’s blog and it just made yours stick out a little bit more. Awesome job overall!
Hi Chynna, your explanation of the coding formats may be pretty short, but you did well in synopsizing the important information that we’ll likely use later on in the course. For the purpose of the class’ WordPress being a sort of database for all the information we need to know in the course now and in the future, you absolutely nailed the informative aspect of the post.
I didn’t think of actually including links in my own blog, nice touch! That is an important part of effective business website design and you made your point by including them in your post. You immediately used the lesson in real-world applications, which is awesome. Overall, your blog is a good introduction to the three basic and fundamental coding languages.
The tagline of Carrie Bradshaw really caught my attention to want to read the rest of this blog! The layout of all the different coding languages was very easy to read, well done.