Different ways to teach yourself code

Have you ever dreamed of sitting in front of a computer and transferring everything from your imagination onto the screen? Sometimes our grand ideas can overwhelm our abilities, and leave us lacking in confidence. There are different ways to slowly build up your confidence and skills in website building. There are various tools on the internet that we can access and make use of for free. Here is a brief guide on how to improve your code abilities.

Codecademy is useful website which breaks down the meaning of code. It takes you through the different HTML elements and CSS elements; those are the building blocks of webpages. The course is ideal for complete beginners, and quick and easy to use. The website teaches you how to structure your pages; from a heading, to a paragraph and linking to other webpages, in a basic and understandable language.

After you have entered your details, the website offers you a small course on HTML. Afterwards it takes you to a page in which you can pro-actively start building your own website with code. Once you have added your title, headers, paragraphs and links to other pages, you will be ready to decorate the page content with a CSS design and layout. Design your font, colour and arrange your webpage with the CSS tutorial.

Of course, you won't be able to immediately create your own template from scratch, with cool graphics and innovating functions. But on the positive side, you will be able to better understand a pre-existing code, or create the basics of your website. When skimming though a pre-created code, you will be able to break down the basic elements of it, and make connections between the code and what you see on the finished website.

Learn code on-the-go while you create your own website

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