Your New Web Site 3 – Web Technologies
Many of you will find this the most complex chapter in this entire project – topics like CSS and JavaScript have a habit of boring/confusing in equal lengths. You do not have to know this stuff to be able to start and run a web site, but a basic familiarity will help you diagnose any problems you find on your site, ask for help, and communicate with other webmasters.
As always, if you have any questions, please leave a comment!When most people use the phrase ‘web technologies’, they are talking about the three technologies at the center of how the internet looks and works. These technologies are:
HTML – HTML stands for HyperTextMarkupLanguage. HTML’s primary purpose is physical layout – it is for placing elements on a page and providing basic interactivity.
CSS – CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. CSS is about presentation – it is how things look and how text/images are formatted and presented.
JavaScript – Javascript is mainly used to make web sites interactive.
These three technologies work together to make most web sites look and behave the way that they do. If you ever want to learn more about web technologies, I strongly encourage you to check out Opera’s wonderful Web Standards Curriculum. The Web Standards
Curriculum starts slow – it covers design/usability considerations, moves into HTML, then through CSS and JavaScript. I highly recommend it as it is a great learning tool.
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About Greg: Greg Hluska is an early 30s Regina guy. By day, he works in User Experience in a technology company and by night, he is an avid reader/writer who helps publish the Regina Streets Magazine. |
