HTML is a language for describing web pages.
- HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language
HTML is not a programming language, it is a markup language
A markup language is a set of markup tags
HTML uses markup tags to describe web pages
This is taken straight from W3School's HTML tutorial
HTML is the basis for most all web based systems, whether its a web application or a website.
If you want to start building your own website or your own web apps. This is where you should start.
I'm not going to write my own tutorial for this as W3Schools does an excellent job of explaining it.
Technically there are several version of HTML..
The versions I know of (3) are:
- HTML
XHTML
DHTML
Now there are some differences... but very small differences.
HTML is the bases for XHTML or even DHTML. So even when talking about xHTML or DHTML.
Your still talking about regular ole HTML.
XHTML is HTML but with some rules enforced. Specifically with the XHTML standard, your supposed to
code in ALL lowercase letters. This standard helps to clean up code and make code easier for other developers to read. The difference is mostly recogonized when reading the HTML that is buried inside other scripting languages such as JavaScript, JScript, PHP, or ASP.
DHTML is still yet simply HTML. BUT, this standard is of a heightend nature. You see DHTML is considered not just HTML but the mixture of CSS, Jscript/Javascript, and HTML. The mixture together creates "Dynamic" HTML or DHTML.
Hopefully that clears up some of the HTML, XHTML, DHTML confusion out there.
But if you would like to ask questions or would like to request a tutorial on a specific area, please feel free
to start a new topic.
