Should I switch to JS before completing HTML?

Question

I'm new to HTML but I was learning fine and the information was sticking until I hit the HTML 5 section, particularly all the API stuff.

There is a hint that says 'you need to be familiar with JS in order to understand and use API' which is undoubtedly why it's not making any sense but the question is, should I stop the HTML course, do the JS course and then return?

At the moment, it feels like I'm flicking through a magazine and I'm not actually learning anymore, so I guess I'm answering my own question but maybe I should stick with it until the end, do CSS as planned, then JS and possibly back to the HTML5 section.

I'd be grateful for any pointers.

Thanks

Answer 1

that's a good idea! Make the html course, then css and js, at the end you could go back to html

it doesn't make any sense learning js now, bacause you need html and css in order to understand js properly

Answer 2

Like with anything there are added features or upgrades. so with these addition, HTML 5 would include some new or enhanced features such as embedding audio and video into your website. Overall keep learning HTML and complete it because it has the same rules you need to know in order to structure a website.

The way I learned is like this.

1. HTML - skeleton for the website
2. CSS - adds make up and composition
3. JS - provides interactivity giving your site personality (mainly client-side butcan provide some site security but limited and can run server site using API called node.js)
4. jQuery - shorthanded JavaScript making interactivity a little easier by creating shortcuts
5.php - site delivery and better security (ran on the back end/server side)
6. SQL - retaining information for creating database to be tracked. ex. if you have a contact form and if you send it using php you can store the data using SQL.

hopes this help. Feel free to add to this if I have missed something or gotten something wrong.

Answer 3

do the basic Html, css and then js. Then just comeback to the api section of html5.After that just go for bootsrap.

Answer 4

In web development HTML is an imperative fundamental to start off with, and you could go to JS thereafter but I recommend you follow through with CSS.

My opinion: HTML, CSS, JS, PHP/Python, SQL

Answer 5

That is a good sequence:
HTML --> CSS --> JS.
Good luck ;)

Answer 6

(HTML - CSS - JS - JQUERY - BOOTSTRAP) Designing..

(PHP - MYSQL - CMS) Development..

Answer 7

you must have a decent knowledge of JavaScript coz the new tags introduced in html5 mainly canvas is totally driven by JavaScript so that's why you need decent knowledge of JavaScript before diving deep in html5 canvas
if you do not want to learn JavaScript first then just skip HTML5 Canvas.
i forgot to mension about template. template is one of the powerful weapon of HTML5 and it is completely useless without JavaScript

Answer 8

Thanks for the replies. So it's fine to skip through the API sections at the moment as I don't understand it, finish the rest of the course, then come back to it later when I have a better understanding of CSS and JS?

That makes sense - I was mainly worried that a) I should understand the API stuff now and b) I would need an understanding of API to continue.

Answer 9

Learn the basics of JS, then return to html, as you don't want to learn 2 languages at once

Answer 10

hi guys I'm new in HTML how can I add a photo or a video on my web site just the basics plz help.

Answer 11

Your plan is sound. I plan to follow it. I did HTML. I plan to tackle CSS then followed by JS.

Answer 12

Yes first you learn js n nxt learn html then it will be easy for you to understand all canvas,svg..,etc.

Answer 13

Don't switch, just start your JavaScript & keep learning your Html too.

Answer 14

hell no...

Answer 15

Start with Js once you have basic syntax idea of HTML. Once one start learning Js, it goes hand-in-hand with HTML and css. Next you learn is DOM on the way... that would be the best approach.

Answer 16

Complete html, css then Javascript

Answer 17

you better finish the html because it will give you more information on other web development. im also new but im mastering html for the second time.

Answer 18

its up to you

Answer 19

if you start with JavaScript before knowing HTML you won't be able to understand a lot of the things it teaches since the course assumes you would have taken the HTML course already. Do HTML, then CSS, and finally JavaScript.

Answer 20

for web building javascript is useless without html.