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Posted by deaducky8 on 11/23/06 11:41
I think you've given me the best answer, so far. Thank you!
"Stan McCann" <me@stanmccann.us> wrote in message
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> "deaducky8" <deaducky8@earthlink.net> wrote in
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>
>> Hullo to everyone out there. I'm still young but when I get older I
>> want to have web design as a career.. The reason of this post is to
>> get some opinions of whether I should start thinking of a new line
>> of work or pursue my dreams. I've made a few websites (they're not
>> very good) using some of my knowledge of HTML and CSS and I'd like
>> it if people would look at them and tell me what they think. Just go
>> to: www.freewebs.com/the_three_sisters/ or
>> www.freewebs.com/jessiduckysgrafix/ and reply what you think. Should
>> I stuff my nose in more books? Should I start reading other books
>> for girls my age?? Should I stop reading books in general??? (I'm
>> joking of course)
>>
>> Thank you in advance!
>
> You're welcome.
>
> You joked about not reading books, but maybe you should take that
> seriously since all HTML/XHTML books that I have looked at all teach,
> not HTML or XHTML, but to use a transitional doctype and many
> deprecated elements and attributes. I still want to know what people
> think they are transitioning from when they are creating brand new
> pages.
>
> Read this newsgroup and maybe some others dealing with HTML and CSS.
> Get to know the people on these groups; it doesn't take too awfully
> long to figure out who knows what they are talking about and who
> doesn't. Pay attention to those that you determine know what they are
> talking about.
>
> Although I put down the books, there are many out there that could be
> helpful if you keep in mind that they are still teaching 1995 style web
> development, not 2006.
>
> Looking at only your "sisters" page, you have plenty of forgetting to
> do. For instance, forget <div align=center> as the align attribute is
> deprecated. Learn to use CSS for layout.
>
> You'll need to learn about graphics. I notice you are using .bmp
> files. That is not a file type good for the web; it is a very large
> file that would be much smaller if served as .gif, .jpg, or .png
> instead. Those are the three graphic file types recommended for usage
> on the web.
>
> You said you are young but don't say how young; your school may have
> some classes for web development and/or design. But once again, as I
> said about the books, some teachers teach just from books so could also
> be teaching 1995 methods instead of 2006. Don't argue with your
> teacher; just be aware that you may want to do some things differently
> than what is taught.
>
> You'll need to learn about scripting. There is both server side and
> client side. Some (many?) turn off client side scripting; as people
> struggle against spyware, I think more and more people are more
> concerned about security and taking steps against it which can include
> turning off javascript.
>
> Don't give up, I do think there will be a future (although who knows
> what what it'll be like) in web development. Begin with the current
> standards, then keep up with the new stuff coming. That doesn't
> necessarily mean to immediately embrace every new technology, but be
> open to learning about it.
>
> Pursue your dreams.
>
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