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Posted by Andy Dingley on 10/31/32 11:57
andreas.usenet@html.dk wrote:
> We launced HTML.net earlier this year.
You should have a warning before that picture of The Hoff !
> HTML tutorial: http://www.html.net/tutorials/html/introduction.asp
I'd recommend this to raw beginners - and I'm _fussy_!
There are a couple of things I'm not too sure about.
- Like CIW, it teaches XHTML as if it's the only version of HTML to
consider. This is wrong (as a statement) and so it's a risky thing to
teach. One risk is that coders start using <br /> in HTML 4.01 pages.
I'd like to see a clarification of this, maybe on that last page.
- Lots of HTML fragments and it's not very clear that HTML always uses
pages, with a proper heading. #5 is good, but it's not obvious that it
always applies. Similarly for the use of inlined CSS - you ought to
teach in this way, as it allows some styled HTML to be taught first
without needing to go into stylesheets, but it ought to be clearer that
this is just a teaching step, not a good practice. Students pick up
their first habits as their stickiest habits!
- The CSS tutorial mentions verdana. OTOH, I did like the emphasis and
clear explanation of font sizing units.
- Could have had more linked references as pointers for further study.
- It's too short. I'd like to see this style used for a longer and
more detailed tutorial. Maybe call it "more HTML" and have another 10
lessons. There's certainly scope for it.
I like this tutorial so much that I'm going to point my gf (total HTML
beginner) at it.
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