Why is HTML so hard to learn?

Question

I already checked out all the websites because i need to make my own html to place for my website. But it is so hard to learn. I am also confuse about all these gibberish writings so i have no idea what they are talking about. First i was trying to make a registration form out of html. Then a guy told me how and i did what he said but it didn't work. I also visit alot of websites about HTML but all of them are so complicated. Is there anyone here who can explain to me what is a good website for me to learn HTML without being that complicated?

?What? i dont get you guys?

Answer 1

HTML is the simplest language ever if there's someone who can guide you step by step!!! So, here's the link to one of the best websites teaching HTML with examples and explanation.

http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

You can access different sections of HTML (like forms, images, background, colors etc.) directly from the menu shown left side on that page.

I'm sure you won't find it hard at all, take my words! And good luck.

Hope it helps you.

Answer 2

#1 - Don't listen to the guys who are talking about Perl and throwing out crazy words that aren't going to help you. HTML is not a programming language, it's a mark-up language. So take comfort in knowing that for the most part, it's not going to change. Once you memorize it, you've got it - kind of like 2+2.

#2 - Guy above me is right - w3schools.com is definitely a great place for tutorials. But with tutorials, you have to devote the time to sit down, read them and fully get a grasp on what they're trying to teach you.

#3 - Relax. Start small. Make something simple and then gradually build onto it. You don't have to necessarily use one website as a resource for everything. Start your page and then as you progress use Google to look up specifics. For example, search for "html form" when you get ready to build your form so that you can slough off all the stuff you now already know.

#4 - If you need serious advice because you're on the verge of a nervous breakdown, email me - I used to be a corporate trainer in web development.

Answer 3

I haven't seen a good website for teaching html, but I read a couple good books. The basics are this...

Answer 4

One of the great things about HTML is that if you see something cool on a site, you can View Source in your web browser to see what code is used, and often copy that code and try to reproduce its functionality.

You might want to start with a book like "HTML For Dummies" and go from there if it's confusing. They may start you off more gently than many so-called "beginner" tutorials online.

Answer 5

No, HTML is very easy to learn. You only need to remember certain tags which is used to build HTML documents.

Answer 6

On the contrary, those people who created HTML thought it would be an easier language than C or C++ or Java/Javascript. Those were the most common languages used until the invention of HTML for the Internet. I've tried to learn HTML too, but it's too complex: too many tags!

IMHO, PHP, Perl (with or without CGI), Ruby, XML or Python would be easier than HTML or DHTML?!

Perl is so flexible: You could use a 100 line code in Java or a 15 line code in Perl. But you could further reduce this 15 line Perl code to a 1 line code. Perl programmers called this 1 line code what? a one-liner. Why would you bother with 100 lines of code when you could do the same with a one-liner?!

Answer 7

Go buy a dummie's guide to HTML code. It helps a lot, I use it for reference. But as the previous poster suggested, try Dreamweaver (which isn't complicated at all in my opinion) or FrontPage.

http://www.adobe.com for Dreamweaver and
http://www.microsoft.com for FrontPage

Both offer a free 30-day trial period. Both as well have wizards that can help you create the forms you are needing.

Good luck.

Answer 8

Well, the truth is, HTML is the easiest programming language to learn.

There are lots of sites wherein they offer tutorials, but most of them are hard to understand. I prefer that you use Microsoft FrontPage to make your webpages for your website.

Yup, this software automatically generates HTML codes as you design your page, but what I pointing out is you design your page and view the source code in the source tab. You'll know about that when you have FrontPage.

Just install it in your computer and do experiments out of it. That is just my strategy in learning HTML back in highschool.

If you don't have a copy or don't want to use FrontPage, try Dreamweaver. It's almost the same, but a little bit more complicated.

I suggest you download trial versions first of those two softwares. Just make a Google search to find them.

Answer 9

Ok, this is gonna be really childish but just trust me! this is the best place to learn HTML, it is very well made because it is made for children to understand (not saying your stupid or anything....) it is just very down to earth and easy to learn... This is how I learned how to write html when I was 11 (I am 15 now) cause I wanted to make this cute little GUILD lol. but here it is http://www.neopets.com/help/html1.phtml

I suggest this to everyone and they love it and say it is the most chilidish but BEST tutorila to learn html ever.

Good luck and please e-mail me if you liked it, [e-mail]

Hope this helps,

HP

P.S. I also suggest printing it off.... would be to your benefit

Answer 10

It really isn't as hard as it seems.

Here are a couple of the tutorials I have used.

www.htmlgoodies.com

http://www.developingwebs.net/

Good luck