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[hetra]

Hello All,

I just started JavaScript a few days ago and wanted to start something with it. So I was wondering if you could make a website with JavaScript. If so, what would I need to get started?

Any help would be great.

Thanks.

[WingedPanther]

You seem to have it backwards. JavaScript is generally PART OF a website, not used to MAKE a website.

[hetra]

Oh, so to make a website I'd need to know HTML? If not-what language would I need?

Web Development is confusing:|

[zeroradius]

Well, the HTML and CSS is used for structuring and designing a website it keeps the user from seing just lists of data.

a client side language such as Javascript allows user interaction after the page renders withought hitting a datastore

and a server side language such as php, ruby, ASP, and so on is used to query datastores and do all the behind the scenes work. It than kiks that data back out to the HTML / CSS to be structured for users to view.

So first you should probably learn how to make a static page (meaning it displays data that you hard code into it) Just to get the basics of HTML and CSS.

the site at this link: W3Schools Online Web Tutorials is a great resource for learning web development.

[toxifyshadow]

Not to advertise or anything but, I learned html and some css by making a guild on neopets.com.