Post by Aaron on Jan 3, 2006 21:19:06 GMT -5
Ever wondered how websites are constructed? Does the mere thought of it confound you? Well, I hope to answer several of your questions throughout this tutorial.
What is programming?
When you program webpages, you are using a specific chain of characters to execute certain events. For example, this line of code: [i]Hello[/i] uses tags, a forward slash and the character "i" to execute an event that results in italicized text on this forum.
Where do I begin?
The first step in your quest to become a webpage programmer/coder is to learn the basics of web building. As you can imagine, there are several different forms of internet programming. Each has a specific purpose. These "forms" are known as languages. There are dozens upon dozens of programming/coding languages available on the internet. A necessity for any website is a language that goes by the name of HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). This language is used to create a basic structure for your website. For example, a table, defining a paragraph, defining a line-break, and styling texts. While some of these purposes can be more appropriated with other languages, they are available for use in HTML. Like any language, HTML uses a specific chain of characters to execute certain events. Does this look familiar?:
[i]Hello[/i]
Notice that this line of code is comprised of two main factors. The text and the tags. The text tells the browser what to display. The tags tell the browser what to do to that text. HTML is a similar concept:
<i>Hello</i>
HTML uses < and > brackets to execute events. These brackets (<i>, <b>, <u>, etc.) are known as tags. Elements (the line of code in it's entireity) are defined by the text within they're respective < and > symbols. The texts within them define what events to execute. Most elements have opening and closing tags. An opening tag (<i>, <b>, <u>, etc.) signifies the beginning of the event and a closing bracket tells the browser to end the event (</i>, </b>, </u>, etc.)
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What is programming?
When you program webpages, you are using a specific chain of characters to execute certain events. For example, this line of code: [i]Hello[/i] uses tags, a forward slash and the character "i" to execute an event that results in italicized text on this forum.
Where do I begin?
The first step in your quest to become a webpage programmer/coder is to learn the basics of web building. As you can imagine, there are several different forms of internet programming. Each has a specific purpose. These "forms" are known as languages. There are dozens upon dozens of programming/coding languages available on the internet. A necessity for any website is a language that goes by the name of HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). This language is used to create a basic structure for your website. For example, a table, defining a paragraph, defining a line-break, and styling texts. While some of these purposes can be more appropriated with other languages, they are available for use in HTML. Like any language, HTML uses a specific chain of characters to execute certain events. Does this look familiar?:
[i]Hello[/i]
Notice that this line of code is comprised of two main factors. The text and the tags. The text tells the browser what to display. The tags tell the browser what to do to that text. HTML is a similar concept:
<i>Hello</i>
HTML uses < and > brackets to execute events. These brackets (<i>, <b>, <u>, etc.) are known as tags. Elements (the line of code in it's entireity) are defined by the text within they're respective < and > symbols. The texts within them define what events to execute. Most elements have opening and closing tags. An opening tag (<i>, <b>, <u>, etc.) signifies the beginning of the event and a closing bracket tells the browser to end the event (</i>, </b>, </u>, etc.)
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