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CSS

Posted by Tony Martin
Tony Martin
5,570 Points

What's the difference between CSS layout techniques course and CSS layout basics course?

I've watched both trailers and I'm not sure which I should proceed to after taking the CSS basics course. Basically, I have a teacher at school who sucks (I'm spoiled here at Treehouse) and wants me to manage page layout with HTML tables!!! I know this isn't the right way to do things and After I take CSS basics, I'm looking for the best way forward.

Bence Fedor
Bence Fedor
11,909 Points

If you'd like to learn how to create nice looking layouts I recommend you both, but first the layout basics, but none of them will teach you have to create layouts with tables, because it's an outdated, useless, time waster technique, but if you'd like to learn the basics of HTML tables, there is an HTML Tables course. The school teaches techniques from the previous century...

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points

:point_right: You might want to try this course: HTML Tables.

Bence mentioned it, but forgot to provide the link. I wouldn't quite agree that tables are useless, but for most situations they are no longer the "best practice" method for layout. I would definitely recommend learning more modern techniques as well.

Tony Martin
Tony Martin
5,570 Points

Thanks for your response. I'm not sure how notifications work here but I've tried to clarify my question below.

Tony Martin
Tony Martin
5,570 Points
Tony Martin
Tony Martin
5,570 Points

I have miscommunicated a part of what I was trying to say. My teacher wants me to use tables for layouts and I know that it isn't the right way to do things (because I've the done HTML basics course with Nick). So, to prove him wrong/find the best way forward without the use of tables, I was trying to determine which CSS layout course I should get into after CSS basics.