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Vinicius Scheuer
Courses Plus Student 365 PointsShould I track the Web Design course before trying the Front End Web Development track?
Okay, I want to get into web development, should I first try the web design track to have some notions on HTML, because I have little understanding in the area. In fact I just got into making websites. What's best for me?
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Mark Ihrig
19,966 PointsBoth tracks include the basics of web development, like HTML, CSS, Forms and Tables. These are the foundations of web design/development, and will help you no matter which path that you decide to take. You can start out with the basic classes that are required in both tracks, as well as take classes that are not inside your specific track. For example if you decide to take the Front End Development track, there is nothing stopping you from trying a course in Photoshop. You are allowed to change tracks, and the knowledge that you have learned will still be useful. Basic editing programs like Photoshop and Illustrator have been around for a long time, and they aren't going away any time soon. I believe that learning to optimize a photo format in Photoshop can be just as important as learning to optimize the loading of images on a page by code (for example: pre-loading images in CSS). The best thing to do, is to pick a track that interests you and start learning!
Vinicius Scheuer
Courses Plus Student 365 PointsVinicius Scheuer
Courses Plus Student 365 PointsThanks for the answer! I'll check it out, I wans't sure if the Web Development track had a few basics, I didn't want to feel lost! :)