I'm a programmer at heart, but I've always wanted to understand more about HTML and CSS. Unfortunately, every resource I have tried focuses on
- Lists of HTML element types
- Lists of CSS attributes
- Hacks for IE compatibility
- Cookbook recipes for common solutions
- Examples of finished web pages
To me, this is like teaching someone C++ by handing them the language specification and some undocumented source code. So I technically understand HTML/CSS, and I can tweak and copy from other designs to make them do what I want but I have absolutely no idea how to translate an idea for a design into code from scratch.
What I really want is to [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok"]grok[/URL] HTML and CSS. I'm looking for a resource that covers
- How to structure a page semanticly (using HTML5)
- How different CSS attributes interact
- Implementing a design iteratively
- How the layout engine interprets a page
- "Good" code (minimalist, flexible, non-deprecated, etc.)
Like I've hinted at, I'm not really interested in practicality, compatibility, or even graphic design. I want to be able to take an idea for a design and mentally structure it such that I can implement it in code (just like I already can for the design of a program).
Do you know of any resources like that?
[url]http://codecademy.com/tracks/web[/url]
Pretty much what you're asking for here. Other than that I've got no idea.
Just a pointer, don't ever use [url]http://w3schools.com/[/url].
[QUOTE=nehkz;40437355][url]http://codecademy.com/tracks/web[/url]
Pretty much what you're asking for here. Other than that I've got no idea.[/QUOTE]
That looks like the kind of thing I want. Thanks!
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