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Posted by Jon Sandoval
Jon Sandoval
968 Points

Is "CSS Basics" Necessary after "How to build a website"?

I am following the Web Design track, and it just seems that the whole CSS Basics course is just a repeat of a bunch of stuff that was just covered in How to build a website. While it does seem to go into a little more detail, it doesn't seem like it isactually showing me anything new.

I feel like I could skip the course entirely and I would be ok. Is there anything really important in this course that wasn't covered in the How to build a website course?

Jon Sandoval
Jon Sandoval
968 Points

** Thanks for the info, I will finish the course. It just seemed to be really repetitive from the first course, and I was finding myself bored. But I'll stick with the slow parts to make sure I don't miss anything useful that might be between the stuff I have heard before.

2 Answers

Devin Cooper
Devin Cooper
8,352 Points
Devin Cooper
Devin Cooper
8,352 Points

imo the CSS Basics will prep you for some of the more advanced CSS topics that will be covered later on in the track. I would recommend it, but it's your time so do what you feel is best for your learning curve.

Gianni Zamora
Gianni Zamora
9,547 Points
Gianni Zamora
Gianni Zamora
9,547 Points

Short Answer Yes.

CSS is much more than the simple design used in the "How to build a website" track. Learning CSS basics will teach so much more that your probably have never heard about. Plus there are much more amazing practices and examples using CSS to create cool effects.

If you ever want to do anything more advanced besides the simple <div style="background-color:#000;"> then you at least need to be familiar with the CSS features they teach you. I watched it and it's not like I can remember all that information in one sitting but now I can reference some cool css technique/examples and know exactly what I need to do to modify or implement it.