<html> who needs it?
Why should I bother learning html, I've made a website us wysiwyg and it looks like a regular website without having to do a single letter of code, I have started doing a html course but can't get into it, so why should I learn html?
Suzanne posted this at 04:16 — 29th May 2003.
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Because if you don't learn why the tools work, you will always be at the mercy of those who know more than you.
Roo posted this at 05:21 — 29th May 2003.
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Because there will be times when you will absolutly need to work with the code by hand, and you need to know what things are, how they work, and why.
Roo
Renegade posted this at 06:27 — 29th May 2003.
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Because programs usually input useless coding for example I know that for dreamweaver sometimes it puts in tags in the and you don't really need it.
Another reason is that you have much more flexibility when you can hand code things because there will be somethings that programs cannot figure out for you.
Megan posted this at 13:18 — 29th May 2003.
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Because you can get a whole lot more out of a WYSIWYG when you know what it's trying to do. There's nothing wrong with using them, but you'll be able to do so much more if you know the code. It's also a whole lot easier to troubleshoot.
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The Webmistress posted this at 14:03 — 29th May 2003.
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I agree! I use DW but I can also code by hand as well. It is often quicker to do things by hand and there are often times that WYSIWYG programs don't do what you want them to!
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cordedpoodle posted this at 23:12 — 29th May 2003.
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Because coming technologies are based on current technologies.
Of course you can still be a good html coder even if you don't know the machine code underneath.
It helps to be literate but the people I know who make the most money aren't the best coders, they're good salespersons.
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druagord posted this at 13:32 — 30th May 2003.
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When i learned html there was almost no WYSIWYG and waht i learned then still serves me now when the WYSIWYG you are using is going to get a new version or you are going to another one then you'll have to start from scratch.
Another good reason is that all the useless code WYSIWYG put in youre page affect you're site ranking on search engine.
IF , ELSE , WHILE isn't that what life is all about
The Webmistress posted this at 15:49 — 30th May 2003.
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I disagree with this somewhat, you can have a hand coded site that does worse than a WYSIWYG created site because it's down to knowing how to optimise the site rather than how it's coded.
Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....
webster posted this at 10:42 — 2nd June 2003.
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Thanks ppl I was really hoping you would all say something like...
html...naaah don't worry about it.
Looks like its back school.
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