What to learn first as a programmer
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At first, when we want to learn programming, we feel lost in front of all those programming languages and libraries that we will hear about, and then we will want to learn them all. At the end, we learn none of them, or maybe Python.
In this article, I will speak about the first things to learn in your programming journey, in my personal opinion.
To begin, we can learn HTML, as it is considered a makeup structure that is used to create and structure the webpage; in other words, it is the skeleton of our program that will allow us to put any programming language in our code.
After that, it is better to learn CSS. By acquiring knowledge of CSS, you will be able to design your webpage the way you want and arrange it in a way that fits your desires. In other words, CSS will allow you to be the designer of your webpage.
At the end, you can learn JavaScript. This will allow you to add functionalities to your webpage and make it run the way you want, using the functions that you want to use.
Here is an example of code using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
<html>
<head>
<style>
h1 {
color: blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello, world!</h1>
<script>
alert("This is JavaScript");
</script>
</body>
</html>Here are some sources to learn more about HTML, CSS, and JS.
Learn Web Development Basics — HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Explained for Beginners (freecodecamp.org)
HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers Course (Johns Hopkins) | Coursera
How to Learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript — Coding Dojo
Learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from Scratch — Free Interactive Course (educative.io)