What is the most difficult part about HTML??

United States
July 31, 2008 12:51pm CST
I think that the whole HTML thing is just so difficult. I've tried to do it alot in the past, but I just don't understand it.
11 responses
• Philippines
1 Aug 08
Hi! :D That's what I thought about HTML too. But there was this time that the program I use for creating websites got deleted from our PC. I was fed up and really wanted to create my website so what I did is study the HTML sources of other pages and tried them myself. It was quite hard to do them at first but now it's just easy. Maybe you can start off by viewing the HTML codes of websites with less content so you can easily identify the basic tags. You can do it! :D
@kosstr12 (245)
• United States
17 Aug 08
Honestly, HTML is the easiest scripting language you're going to find. I learned it in a few days when I was 8 years old. I learned it by reading other peoples' work, and playing with it.
• India
7 Aug 08
HTML is difficult if you are a starter.Remembering the tags and rules is difficult, once understand the property of the tag and where to use it and what tag to use for a purpose. Once you know how to use it then HTML is no big deal.
• India
5 Aug 08
html is the easiest language i have learned. the problem comes with those attributes and u can over come all these problems by using cofee cuo html editor or some other good html editor. if u have any doubt while writing something just referr w3schools.com thats the best way to go on. hey if anyone have idea about jobs on web designing plz let me know.i want some thing like part time job.
• United States
12 Aug 08
HTML is some what hard when first starting you just need more time take its slow and just keep practicing it will get easyer with more practice.
14 Aug 08
I got started my cut and pasting other people's code. I then modified it to do what I want. I paste snipits of code into notepad. Then save the .txt file as .htm under "all files". You can then open the .htm file in a browser like Explorer to see how it looks. You do not have to be online to read .htm. I first though I had to have internet when I first started.
@pinkista (892)
• Philippines
1 Aug 08
Yes, you'll definitely say it when you're a beginner. When I started coding HTML for my website last 2002 I said that also but I never give up. I learn it by knowing the tags first. And I'm proud to say that I've learn HTML by self-studying without the help of others. Just be patience, you'll learn it if you want really want to.
@zeroflashx2 (2491)
• Philippines
2 Aug 08
For me, the most difficult thing about HTML is the evolution of other platforms such as Java Scripting, ASP.net, CSS. Back in 1997/98 when I started using the internet and began to learn HTML, it was oh so easy. All you have to do is to remember the tags and that's it. I place them in the way I like. But now, it's not actually that difficult but it's more confusing if you have a combination of the other platforms. Although they made it more complicated, there is still advantage. Website now have more functionality than ever and can be customized and patterned in almost any way possible. But as with any other language, it's a continuing learning process. Just stay up to date and keep yourself exposed. Just have fun.
• Canada
1 Aug 08
If you want to really learn html and all that goes with it, I suggest that you visit http://www.w3schools.com I learned just about everything I know about html, javascript, css and php from their free online tutorials. They are very easy to follow and go step by step through everything. They even have great little try-it-yourself online examples that separate the page into two boxes. In the first box you have the html code that you want displayed. In the second box, you have the output, or what the code will display on your webpage. When you change the code, the display changes. That way you can see exactly how your changes effect your webpage display, side-by-side! They even have practice exams that you can take when you finish a section. Taking the practice exam helps you to measure your learning so that you can go back over the areas that you had trouble with. I found their site very helpful and I am sure anyone else interested in learning more about html/web design will too. Best of all, it's free! By the way, I am in no way what so ever affiliated with W3Schools. They really helped me learn and I am just giving them their due accolades. I knew nothing about html when I started and I learned just about everything I know from them. If you would like to check out just what I have learned, you can visit any or all of my websites at: http://www.where2lookonline.com http://www.getpaidtobesocial.com and/or http://www.trendyjewelryforless.com You could learn how to make sites just like them. Hope this helps.
• India
31 Jul 08
HTML(Hyper Text Mark-up Language) used for designing webpages. The most difficult part in HTML is remembering the tags, most of us forgets to put some tags and ends with wrong formats of pages, etc. Thus, Nowadays many softwares are availbale which makes you able to create webpages without remembering and bothering about those HTML Tags.
• United States
31 Jul 08
Yeah, the tags and the rules are what get most people in the start. to get better at it you just need to do it very often, It will become second nature. Keep trying and best of luck to you -Dreadniah