Why learn HTML?

Most GUI HTML editors have not kept pace with the evolution of HTML, and do not provide options for using some of the recently developed tags. Many of these programs, however, do allow you to modify your HTML code manually. If you know HTML, you can maximize the benefit of these programs by manually adding code outside the GUI editor. If you are considering learning a scripting language, such as JavaScript or VBScript, you must learn how to write code from scratch.

Learning how to write your own HTML code in a text editor will enable you to create highly attractive, functional HTML documents, regardless of any other available software. Another reason to use a text editor is so you can learn the fundamentals of HTML, then update a page to the latest standard or recommendation. You will learn about HTML standards later in this course.