My Experience with HTML
Before taking CIS 145, I didn't have much experience building websites from the ground up. I was more used to tweaking software and game mods. Working through the first few homework assignments using Dreamweaver has definitely been a learning curve. Figuring out how to properly nest tags and getting the CSS styling to cooperate can be frustrating, but it is pretty satisfying when you finally see lines of code turn into a fully functional, nicely formatted page.
Helpful Web Resources
When I get stuck on a layout or forget a specific tag, these are the three sites I usually rely on to figure it out:
- W3Schools HTML Tutorial - This is my go-to site when I need a quick code example or forget what a specific tag does. The "Try it Yourself" editor is super helpful for testing things out before putting them in Dreamweaver.
- MDN Web Docs - Mozilla's documentation is a lot more detailed and technical. I use this when I really need to understand the rules behind why an element behaves the way it does.
- Stack Overflow - Whenever my code is completely broken and I have no idea why, chances are someone else has had the exact same problem and posted the fix on this forum.