To be a web developer, do you have to memorize all the elements?

Question

I taken up a course on Web Development. There seems to be to many attributes, elements and properties...HTML is ok and XHTMl as-well,,but really theres too many tags to memorize...So if theres anyone out there whome knows about this issue of mine...will you pls let me know the facts on my question...Thank You!

Answer 1

You need to know

div, span, table, tr, td, th, ul, li, a, img, h1, h2 for 99% of the work you'll be doing.



Their attributes are mostly unused & any good html editor will give you intellisense to let you know what's available. Within each tag. Ctrl-space in visual studio or dreamweaver is a lifesaver. Most of the time you just need to set id, class, and sometimes style.



Its more important to recognize how they are nested (like knowing that you can't put a table or a div inside of a span) and how they work on block or inline basis. If you can figure out that, you're in good shape.



using the w3 validation service is a good way to help you along the way. It will catch a lot of these mistakes.

Answer 2

Well im sure you dont memorize your keyboard do you?? =)

I think that if you devote some time to using that tags

in website building , you can naturally familiarise yourself with them and what they are used for.

Otherwise, you can use some memorization techniques if you really dont have enough time or something.

But the other way is so much easier !!! oh well whatever..... good luck and have fun on your Web development course!!!

Answer 3

It just takes practice, like anything else. Most of the

tags are pretty self-explanatory. Some of the tags

that don't get used that often, I have to look up, but

with my HTML Editor, I can just pick them from a

list and double-click them in. http://fookes.com

(NoteTab Lite).



It's the same with CSS. Except for the Element Selectors,

you get to make up your own names for Id's (#) and classes

(.)



Just keep working at it and you'll have it beat in

no time.



All the Best,

ClaireP

Answer 4

No. Just have a reference for you to consult when you forget the tags. Using the tags often allows you to remember them.

Answer 5

You need to go through it but dun need to remember. You only need to know which the tags used for.

Dreamweaver or MS Expression will do the left.

Answer 6

You dont have to memorize all, you can have a sheet of paper with the most used commands, and a book full with all the other commands.



but if you practice alot of this, you will learn the most commons