If your new to building websites or don’t know where to start in your quest to learn coding, the answer is start with HTML. So what is HTML? HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. Unlike a scripting or programming language that uses scripts like JavaScript to perform functions, a markup language uses tags to identify content. HTML is very important for the web and is the basic technology behind every web page in the world today.

HTML is very necessary for web developers. Its the very first step in learning to code. The ability to code using HTML is essential for any web professional. Acquiring this skill should be the starting point for anyone who is learning how to create content for the web.Back in those times websites were called static websites. When I first started to build websites its all we had until PHP got rolling. Static websites still exist today and work well and have a place in web development. Don’t think for a minute you don’t need to learn HTML, because you will be wrong.

Remember HTML language is used to create static web pages but when CSS and JavaScript is used within HTML code our web pages become more dynamic and flow beautiful. Think of it like this. HTML is the structure of a web page like the structure of your home like the walls, floors windows etc. CSS would be the presentation of your web page. Colors, back ground images usually fall under CSS. JavaScript makes things work when needed. Like a search function would need JavaScript to return results. PHP and other scripting languages are for the most part used on the backend of a web site.

So in closing I would say you need to learn HTML before any other coding if your new to coding and or web development. Most high schools today teach HTML in their computer classes so you might already know the basics. There are many websites that offer HTML learning including apps you can install on your device. Anyone can learn HTML. Its not that hard and YES you will forget some things along the way, but that’s whats great about the web. You can always refresh your mind with a simple web search if you ever get stuck on a piece of code.