Teaching myself HTML, CSS and Javascript from scratch

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Is anyone else in the same boat as I am?

Last month I decided I wanted to do something "fun" and useful with my spare evenings by trying to learn a new skill. I had zero knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript and jQuery but thought I'd give it ago! A few weeks on and I've worked through the free HTML/CSS online course available on CodeAcademy. I'm currently working through the Javascript course now. Obviously they're extremely basic but I think I'm getting the hang of it. I'm impressed with how Javascript is used in connection with websites to make things happen. For example, clicking on a button which will reveal some more clickable things using a toggle function. I literally had no idea how it all worked.

Bit random but thought I'd share. I know there are web developer and programming experts on here. How long did it take you guys to get efficient?

My goal is to work through all the fairly short courses in CodeAcademy and then move to freeCodeCamp as apparently they're a little harder, albeit still beginner level. I'm trying to do 1 hour each evening.

Edited by Prohibiting on Wednesday 19th July 20:31

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mike9009 said:

I have programmed in many languages (Fortran, Pascal, ZX81 and more latterly VB) from an early age, but these later languages are completely alien to me. Thanks for the tips on the on-line tutorials - which tutorials have people found to be the best???


Mike

From my research reading various forums and reviews, the two websites that I mentioned in my first post are the best free online courses. After that you could sign up to the paid courses from Teetreehouse or Udacity which will take you through to the more advanced stuff.