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Good call, . The replies from and point in the right direction and 's resource suggestion is still useful. To build on that in a modern, practical way: treat learning as small, focused projects plus reading authoritative docs. Prioritize semantic markup, accessibility basics, responsive layout techniques, and the JavaScript you need to add interactivity.

A short, practical checklist:

  • Follow a structured learning path on MDN to learn concepts from the source: MDN Learn Web Development.
  • Practice with hands-on, guided exercises: freeCodeCamp Learn.
  • Start using version control early; the Pro Git book is a good free reference: Pro Git.
  • Use Can I Use to check browser support when you try new CSS or JS features.

Workflow and habits that speed progress:

  • Build three tiny projects: a responsive landing page, a simple interactive widget with vanilla JS (no frameworks), and a deployed personal page. Deploying to GitHub Pages forces real-world concerns (URLs, assets, caching).
  • Commit often with clear messages, test on a phone and desktop, and use the browser DevTools to inspect and debug.
  • Avoid jumping into frameworks too soon; frameworks are easier once you understand core HTML, CSS layout (Flexbox/Grid), and modern JS (ES6+).

Immediate next steps: pick one MDN topic, create a repo, build a single responsive page, and push it. Repeat with incremental improvements (accessibility, performance, interactivity).

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Well, there are several places over the net where you could start. Here are few:
http://www.w3schools.com

or you could search the web.

But where to start, what to learn first.
The basics of buliding a web page starts with HTML. Learn this first. Once you learn this, learn CSS and then JavaScript and then any server side PHP, ASP or ASP.NET.

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Yeah, learn basic HTML then css then vb/java script and eventually move onto the server side languages like ASP,ASP.NET and PHP (usually with databases).

Best way to learn is using a text editor NOT something like dreamweaver IMHO.

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One of the finest text resources I've ever used is "Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML" (O'Reilly). About $35 discounted. From that point I'd focus on CSS knowledge, then pursue JavaScript and PHP.
If you are using a PC, download and use NoteTAB Lite (free) as your text editor. On a Mac; Text Wrangler is nice, but does not have the Web tools/prompting of NoteTAB.
Good luck
-Dennis

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