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On 10/11/2016 at 4:33 PM, Tuxy Fluffyclaws said:

Wrong, Firefox supports html5 just fine, so does IE10, they just don't happen to support certain subset of html5 (though input type date is coming in Firefox 50 acording to their bugtracker, and IE10 isn't supported by anyone anymore)

 

Generally, when using bleeding edge features like html5(if you can call that bleeding edge anymore…), check with http://caniuse.com/ to see the impact your choice has.

 

(ps. it's "case in point")

I should have said lack of "full" html5 support. As for case in point i'll concede on that one and really ought to proof read my posts.

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On 11/11/2016 at 9:51 PM, Penguin said:

Although this is separate to the above, if you're looking to learn Web Design, you should be making your site(s) mobile-first. This means that it re-sizes well on Mobile ensuring the user doesn't have to keep scrolling to see all of your content. This decreases website abandonment rates, as people are able to find the information they're looking for without having to scroll across.

 

A good site to check the Screen sizes of this is a site called Screenfly. This site shows you how your site will look on mobile, tablets and across a range of devices!

You'll need to specify your sizes in terms of percentage rather than pixels. The term 'viewport' allows the CSS code to change layout based on what device is detected.

As a website developer myself this is something that is essential for all new websites.

My personal opinion is that website developers who don't allow for an accessible website are forgetting that the majority of users use these devices these days.

The other thing to consider is that there are a lot of CMS programs which can be brilliant for some coding fun. I've had a lot of experience with Wordpress and coding themes (which is primarily php).

HTML is the easiest language!

CSS is also very easy once you know the basics. It's also really handy for embedding CSS elements into HTML documents.

I personalyl taught myself the basics, but I developed my skills by making some random websites on my server, as well as teaching others.

What I do want to learn correctly is application programming languages such as SWIFT.

If you ever want some advice with your programming, let me know as I am always happy to help!

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Codecademy is pretty good for the basics and fundamentals, but the best way to learn to by doing.


Set yourself a project and get it done, research different things and how to do things as you do it. That's the only way I could ever learn, so it may be easier if you find the 'read and study' method difficult.

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On 11-6-2016 at 9:52 AM, Ratcho said:

You could try using https://www.codecademy.com. which not only teaches you HTML and CSS they have a wide range of languages. It is also an interactive site so

On 11-6-2016 at 8:41 AM, TrademarkGamer said:


@Rhastalord Just begin with editing a existing website/template and if you know the basics try to make one from scratch.
www.w3schools.com is the best for learning platform for all sorts of (small) codes (thi can be used as a guide) and if you realy dont know where to start just begin with www.codecademy.com (a friend of mine reccomend it for if you want to learn all sorts of laguages).

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