So, you might ask, what's in for a web development journey? It's HTML, CSS and JAVASCRIPT.
There are also many more platforms and software, but these are the building blocks where we stand. so, let's dive into and know, what these are.
HTML:
HTML is HyperText Markup Language. HTML is said to be the building block of any website. HTML basically makes the skeleton on which the website stands. let's understand this with an analogy when cars or automobiles are manufactured, the first step is drafting the car body and making the car body. till this step the automobile is just a metal covering with no performance, but just the skeleton, of how the design is made.
HTML can be used to write the text on the webpage, write headings, insert images, align the text, write paragraphs, break the line, make a line on the page, add a title, background colors, background images, format the text with different fonts, and sizes. So basically, HTML has the whole website's content in it.
Why do we need other components like CSS and JAVASCRIPT then?
Webpages made by only using HTML provide very less functionalities. These websites are mostly static, also the styling is done, using only HTML is very basic and frankly, not very visually appealing. with CSS and javascript, we can add better styling and logic to the websites. the sites can be made dynamic with CSS and the functionality can be made better with JAVASCRIPT.
CSS:
CSS is Cascading Styling Sheets. The word Styling in the full form of CSS is valid because that's the core function CSS performs.
Let's also take another analogy, CSS is like the dress-up of clothes. as the clothes we wear, make us look, different and feel pretty. In the same fashion, CSS helps an HTML webpage feel better, and look prettier. While adding CSS elements, we can add the properties and values that specify how the element should be displayed.
CSS only supports, advanced features such as media queries, which allow developers to specify different styles for different screen sizes, and animation,
thus CSS is required for creating visually appealing and user-friendly web pages.
JAVASCRIPT:
JAVASCRIPT, is, a programming language, used for formatting webpages and adding logic to them. taking an analogy of the toys we played with when we were little, they had buttons when clicked would perform the tasks. the javascript does the same for a website. It adds logic to the webpage and makes websites more interactive and fun.
History of javascript:
Did you know?
Before the name javascript, this software had another name. What was it?
Before the name Javascript, Javascript's initial name was Mocha. yes, MOCHA, the coffee. Then the name LiveScript was adopted. and then the name javascript.
Why Javascript and no other name?
Javascript got it's name from the programming language, Java, because it was a really popular language, back then. So, Javascript, the name was selected, considering that it would gain popularity as Java.
What's ECMAScript?
ECMAScript makes rules and regulations for programming in Javascript.
SUMMING,
All three HTML, CSS, and Javascript in a single analogy, the HTML can be said to be the base car, only the outer metal body. The CSS is the styling of the metal outline, adding style features to it like, internal design, color, the outlines. The javascript can be said to be the function of the breaks, the gear, and the ac vent, and all this functioning work is done by javascript.
