Lost here please help me find my footing

Question

I'm kinda disturbed by the responses I'm seeing with regards to web design html and java. My question is, if I developed a website using html and CSS using notepad, what is wrong with it??!! The reason I ask is because many are against the use of notepad and html so please clarify or me why, and also I guess it is my lack to the above mentioned please help me understand it. Is there a difference in terms of appearance and stuff a site built on html and one built using other programming languages even if you aren't told how they were made

Answer 1

There is absolutely nothing wrong with using notepad. I started in the 90s using notepad.

Back then we saw the birth of programs that let you insert elements into a web page via a GUI. This in turn could help people make simple sites without really worrying about the code.

I am grateful that I can open notepad and start coding. And I would encourage it for a short time as you have no distractions , just you, a white screen and the code you put in.

Notepad too can be used to create your CSS and JS. Nothing wrong with it.

But if you move from Notepad to another advanced editor, you will see the benefits in color coding, lint, indentation, syntax errors, branched sidebar showing all files in your project. You won't look back. You can grow faster in coding.

Other languages can make a website more dynamic and functional. These are not necessary when you start out, but when you get hungry for functionality, you can embrace other languages.

K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid, when first starting.