Can I learn XHTML without learning HTML first?

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Can I learn XHTML without learning HTML first?

I asked this in a different way before - this is more direct.

I dabbled in HTML a little. I am assuming I can do this.

Thanks.

2007-08-30 04:59:47 · 7 answers · asked by Enlightenme! 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design

By the way, I just bought XHTML for Dummies and it does not say you need to know HTML prior to learning it.

I would still like to confirm.

Thanks.

2007-08-30 12:44:33 · update #1

7 answers

There are subtle differences with XHTML then there are with HTML. XHTML closes tags slightly different.

In theory, you CAN learn XHTML without learning HTML. There is however, a benefit with learning HTML and how it works first, then learning XHTML and the differences between both.

Check out these links.

http://webstandards.org
http://alistapart.com
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/
http://www.xhtml.org/
http://xhtml.com/en/xhtml/reference/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHTML

With the advent of X/HTML5 and XHTML 2 it would benefit you tolearn at least HTML 4.0 first though.

XHTML is a markup language that has the same depth of expression as HTML, but also conforms to XML syntax.

2007-08-30 05:31:34 · answer #1 · answered by Dirty Randy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I stand corrected, bu XHTML is just HTML with more features. Anything you learn in HTML will apply to XHTML, but not the other way around. So if you have a choice, learn XHTML. It covers both bases.

2007-08-30 05:06:05 · answer #2 · answered by John K 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

xHTML is HTML with a few extra rules. You can't really learn xHTML without understanding HTML first, so I'd so no, you can't learn xHTML without learning HTML first. But you could learn both at the same time..sort of.

2007-08-30 05:06:29 · answer #3 · answered by trencherman92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Perhaps, but it really makes no sense whatsoever to do so. HTML is incredibly simple, and any book/guide about XHTML is going to assume you know it. Anyways, you are going to need HTML someday. It is used all over the place.

2007-08-30 05:05:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ditto trencherman92, above. XHTML is HTML4, eXtended. It is a "strictification" of the rules. Thus, in "strict" xhtml the tags are in lower case, they must be closed (no

without a corresponding

, and no , but instead, ),
very little appearance attributes (font="Arial" goes to your css file), tags must be in order (not word but rather word ) ...and more...) Look it up! It'll benefit your pages!

2007-08-30 05:19:45 · answer #5 · answered by fjpoblam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

can you learn calculus without first learning algebra?
Same with HTML and XHTML.

2007-08-30 06:04:29 · answer #6 · answered by Big John Studd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

since it still uses HTML, you'll still need to know that, i would get pretty familar with html

2007-08-30 05:07:04 · answer #7 · answered by Z 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋