MDN Web Technology Reference

MDN | HTML: HyperText Markup Language

Research and Documentation Summary

This page starts off by giving a brief, yet clear description of the HTML language. Right from the beginning it provides the reader with links within the text which will lead to further information on those items. From there, the reader is brought to "Key resources", "Beginner tutorials", "Advanced topics", "References", and "Related topics"; each section containing links that provide further study.

The layout of the page is organized and colorized with a user-friendly design making it a resource that I personally will keep and use frequently. There is even an available course for those looking to be front-end developers. As time becomes available, I anticipate looking closer at this opportunity. For now, while a busy student, I will use this resource to help me in my NWTC coursework while increasing my understanding of HTML and its proper use.

MDN | CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

Research and Documentation Summary

This CSS resource page is packed with information and links to keep an aspiring web designer busy for a long time. Like the above referenced HTML resource, this page begins with a brief description and history of CSS and then quickly moves into topics like, “Key resources”, “Tutorials”, “Reference”, a “Cookbook”, and “Tools for CSS development”. Inside each of these topics are hyperlinks to more content and study materials.

This is a resource I anticipate using quite often. I am especially intrigued by the “Cookbook”. I can see, just by a brief skimming of the content, that there is so much to be learned by digging through these “recipes”. I can’t wait to begin trying these out for myself!

Conclusion

It is important to use trusted resources like these when looking for Web programming help for several reasons. As programming evolves, having the most up-to-date and accurate information is crucial to ensure your code can be positively validated and in line with the most recent updates. A website’s overall performance on the vast Web depends largely upon being accessible, error free, and easily located by internet search engines. It also can be a tremendous timesaver to get your information from reliable sources which helps to prevent troubleshooting and rework. You can check out more from Mozilla at: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/