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HTML

Posted by Braeden Adams
Braeden Adams
1,527 Points

What programs do i use?

I just finished the web design track and in that track you program on workspaces. Is that the only way you can program html and css. Is there other programs you use? Thanks!

3 Answers

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

There are a ton of programs! Textmate, Textwrangler, Sublime Text, Dreamweaver, Notepad even! There's a lot more options too, but those came to mind quickly.

Braeden Adams
Braeden Adams
1,527 Points

But how do you add the css to the html?

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Write the CSS in a separate external CSS file, and then inside the head if your HTML you link in the CSS file, and the browser will go and fetch that file as it loads the page.

Joshua Lawson
Joshua Lawson
4,953 Points
Joshua Lawson
Joshua Lawson
4,953 Points

Notepad++ is AWESOME. You can write whatever you need to and save in whatever file type you need. I use it for css and html. Like Kevin said "inside the head of your HTML you link the CSS file."

Gildo Santana
Gildo Santana
3,184 Points
Gildo Santana
Gildo Santana
3,184 Points

The text editor is a very personal choice. I like Sublime Text. Notepadd++, as Joshua said, is great too. Also, you may want to take a look at Aptana Studio and Komodo Edit. If you're feeling extra geeky, try Vim or Emacs.