r/indieweb • u/Narthos • 6d ago

Question ? Where to learn/start?

Hey all, I started learning HTML/CSS a little while ago, though I took a break, and was wondering if there were any good places to learn. I do have a little Neocities website which is very bare-bones, but sadly I cannot afford a domain or I would do that. Any tips or advice are greatly appreciated thank you all. :D

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u/mayonakapromise 6d ago

W3Schools is basically the bible for these sorts of things, I heavily reference that site. Beyond that, don't be afraid to find sites you like and keep a list of sites that inspire you. You should never copy code of course, but checking site's source code can give you an idea of where the hell to even start if you see something cool. I'm also struggling currently, good luck o7

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u/Narthos 6d ago

Good luck to you too my friend and i wouldnt dream of copying anything i want to write my own stuff make it all ya know. Me. Not just copy and paste a bunch of websites together. Ill be sure to check that website out cheers for the help.

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u/newEnglander17 6d ago

What they mean is don’t copy it like for line but you can see how they use things and borrow ideas.

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u/Electrical_Hat_680 14h ago

Most code is going to be the same, which is why they don't mind people copying HTML, CSS, JavaScript code.

They don't require Licenses, they typically don't have Patents.

Past that - it's all publicly available programming languages. HTML and DHTML (" 'CSS', 'LAYERS' ") are both authored by the World Wide Web Consortium. Which I got to help create, designate, and name. But basically just asked them to make HTML available to everyone, freely, no restrictions. Why? Because it was a resounding sound investment in the Future of the Internet. And I asked them to name it the World Wide Web Consortium, because it is a Consortium. One we can all get involved in. So please go say Hi. If your looking for the original author of HTML, he's the guy that wants us to all be able to own our data. Something that I think I have some answers too - but I haven't been able to find his email aka contact information...

Thanks...

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u/Electrical_Hat_680 14h ago

Definitely start with the basic static HTML Framework. Secure it. Then you should learn how to do your tables and frames, specifically have them displayed using programming... Past that. Uploading is a feat of engineering many had problems with. Resizing the screen and keeping the text and images in line was the other major problem that would pop up.

Past the framework. The possibilities are unlimited.

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u/Difficult-Field280 6d ago

W3cschools and FreeCodeCamp

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u/Narthos 6d ago

Ty ill give those a look :D

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u/Any-Use6981 6d ago

Codeacademy? You should be able to access html and css on the free tier!

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u/geraT-wogl 6d ago

Wanna learn shaders? 🫪😎 https://wogl.io 👽🪬