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Posted by Shawn Piers
Shawn Piers
2,373 Points

Why is JavaScript Basics placed before CSS Layout Basics in the Front End track?

Why is JavaScript Basics placed before CSS Layout Basics in the Front End track?

3 Answers

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points

I'm not sure of the precise reasons but I think it's simply to provide a bit of variety in the course path. Introduce you to different concepts without overloading you on one topic. You can do this with the Front End Track as this covers HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

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

Everyone knows that JavaScript is much more important than CSS, right? :smile: I'm just kidding!

But HTML, JavaScript, and CSS are the big 3 front end technologies, and while it makes sense to start with HTML, the order you take the other two in is probably arbitrary.

If you want, just take the CSS course first as an individual course. When you return to the track, it will credit you for having taken it already when you get to that step.

Shawn Piers
Shawn Piers
2,373 Points
Shawn Piers
Shawn Piers
2,373 Points

Thanks guys!