September 13th, 2021 Jake Smiley
What is Web Coding?
By definition web coding is, the writing, markup and programming involved in Web development, which includes Web content, Web client and server scripting and network security. Coding involves the use of specific computer “languages.” These languages comprise of a set of strings that produce various kinds of machine code output. Most programming languages consist of instructions for computers.
I know that sounds very technical and confusing but I assure you it is relatively simple once you understand the basics.
Foundation Languages
If you want to have better control over what your website looks like online I would recommend learning these three coding languages to start.
HTML5
CSS3
JavaScript
HTML5
HTML is the basic language that should be well known to all the beginners as well as professionals to build a perfect structure of the webpage. It helps in building a website that is light in weight but yet provides all the necessary features that are required. HTML5 has some new features such as:
Audio and video tags – they allow developers to embed a video or audio on their website.
Vector graphics – It can be used to draw graphics with various shapes and colors. Vector graphics are scalable and easy to create/edit.
CSS3
Cascading Style Sheets Level 3 is the iteration of the CSS standard used in the styling and formatting of web pages. CSS3 version introduced new features that allowed developers to style HTML elements with less CSS code. A few examples are:
New colors – One of the CSS3 features is the addition of new colors: RGBA, HSL, HSLA, and Gradient Colors.
Rounded corners – Before the release of CSS3, developers had to write long code to produce rounded corners. Now, it is enough to apply the border-radius CSS3 property to HTML elements.
JavaScript
Java is a dynamic programming language that’s used for web development, web applications, game development, and lots more. It allows you to implement dynamic features on web pages that cannot be done with only HTML and CSS. Some of the features that JavaScript can add to your website are:
Validating User’s Input – JavaScript is very useful while using forms. It has the capability to validate user input for errors and also saves time.
Greater Control – JavaScript provides greater control to the browser rather than being completely dependent on the web servers.
I hope that you are a little more comfortable with coding and its languages!
