My journey to learn HTML & CSS. Become a hobby developer.

I soon discovered I had entered an awesome community willing to help me learn with tips, tricks and shared code"

Ever wondered how someone learns HTML & CSS?

I'm just someone who in their late 40s decided to learn HTML & CSS and document my journey along the way.

This site includes my diary and links to everything I studied, where I studied it and for how long.

There are blog posts related to my learning journey as well as blog links & contributions from experienced developers.

There are no paid affilated links on this site.

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Diary

A nine month journey

I can't teach you HTML & CSS, but you can read how I did it and my approach. I hope you find it a useful resource, and an honest view of my struggles.

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Code

Tips and Tricks

Projects to practise and conponents to use. Beginner projects to try in JavaScript and CSS components to learn from.

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Blogs

Helpful in-depth articles

Links to coding blogs posts on learning HTML, CSS and JavaScript. All written by skilled and knowledgable developers.

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I decided to learn to build a website.

I also decided to document every lesson of everyday for nine months in the hope it may help anyone thinking of embarking on the same journey and to prove that you are never too old to learn.

I was soon blown away by the amount of help there is out there.

A community willing to help by sharing tips, tricks and free code.

It's now my turn to give something back to the community.

Browse the language for tips, projects and ideas.

CSS

Componants and ideas to use and learn.

JavaScript

Beginner projects and ideas to learn.

Blog posts

CSS Grid vs. Flexbox: Choosing the Right Layout System for your Project

In this guide, we'll explore the differences between the two layout systems, and learn how to choose the right one for your projects.

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Morgan Feeney

CSS Flexbox JavaScript Blog

Real-Time Weather App

Build a Real-Time Weather App with JavaScript and OpenWeatherMap API

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Shamaz Saeed

HTML.com, W3Schools, Syntax FM and Netlify logos

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The Best Free Resources For Learning Web Development

Read about which four free resources I found the most useful and fundamental to my learning in the first year of my HTML & CSS journey.

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LTCAF

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Post Diary Blog

It's been two years since I started my journey and 15 months since the end of the diary. Read about what I have been up to in those 15 months

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I soon discovered I had entered an awesome community willing to help me learn with tips, tricks and shared code"

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