Do you write HTML code by hand?

MidnightAngel · Jul 4, 2015

Here's a the link to the original thread, I wonder if anyone wants to comment on it as well: http://www.webmastersun.com/threads/728-Can-you-write-HTML-code-by-hand

I, personally, taught myself basic HTML in around 6 months. I searched and printed out instructions, read a lot of it, and saved it in a folder and referred to it quite often while creating my pages.

As for writing it by hand, it's the only way I've ever done it. Even now, when I build something new, I write out all the coding I need on a blank page and then copy it to the page that I am working on. It allows me to keep an eye on any errors, like not closing out a tag, or having a semi-colon instead of a colon somewhere that needed this one but had that one, etc. Working on the font colors, size, etc are my favorite part of coding, I'm not sure why...lol

Does anyone else have an opinion on this? Do you still write out your code or do you let the software do it for you?

Inquestor · Jul 4, 2015

Yes, for the most part I write all my code by hand. Though I have thought about using libraries such as Bootstrap but there are pro's and con's using them.

I use Notepad++ and find it's pretty convenient for coding purposes.

Cheers

fwh · Jul 4, 2015

MidnightAngel said:
Here's a the link to the original thread, I wonder if anyone wants to comment on it as well: http://www.webmastersun.com/threads/728-Can-you-write-HTML-code-by-hand

I, personally, taught myself basic HTML in around 6 months. I searched and printed out instructions, read a lot of it, and saved it in a folder and referred to it quite often while creating my pages.

As for writing it by hand, it's the only way I've ever done it. Even now, when I build something new, I write out all the coding I need on a blank page and then copy it to the page that I am working on. It allows me to keep an eye on any errors, like not closing out a tag, or having a semi-colon instead of a colon somewhere that needed this one but had that one, etc. Working on the font colors, size, etc are my favorite part of coding, I'm not sure why...lol

Does anyone else have an opinion on this? Do you still write out your code or do you let the software do it for you?

I write codes by hand, rarely to use software or tools to build websites from them. Of course, I used software like Macromedia Dreamwever to draw table or do some things if it can faster than write by hand

Notepad++ and Emeditor are my favorite tools that I am using them.

I wrote a web shop to sell products online in the past that using Smarty template engine and build it from a to z but I realized that it would spend very more time if we do in that way.

Inquestor said:
Yes, for the most part I write all my code by hand. Though I have thought about using libraries such as Bootstrap but there are pro's and con's using them.

I use Notepad++ and find it's pretty convenient for coding purposes.

Cheers

It is rare when seeing appearance of Inquestor on the forum posts

I'm just a bit curious what are pro's and con's of Bootstrap?

Because I'm also using it to build web site template but didn't find out more what its pro's and con's are

MightWeb · Jul 5, 2015

The code-generating applications such as Dreamweaver are typically terrible at their job, even though they've improved a lot over the last few years.
I use the Compass CSS framework which in turn uses SASS, and write all markup/styling by hand in Sublime Text.

never-sleep · Jul 6, 2015

Always by hand using good old Notepad. Sometimes I will use a CSS3 generator for complex styling to save time and braincells

PluginForage · Jul 26, 2015

Yep by hand because it is just faster to get what I want the way I want it.

PTTed · Jul 26, 2015

MidnightAngel said:
Does anyone else have an opinion on this? Do you still write out your code or do you let the software do it for you?

In 1995 when I created my very first website I created it using HTML completely by hand. I think I used Microsoft Frontpage at the time to help me create some of it. Back then almost everything was by hand.

When I became more active again in 2006 I discovered templates and content management software programs. I discovered Wordpress and Drupal and Joomla among other things. I quickly became converted over to using content management software and templates to do things from then on.

Now I only do hand coding when I absolutely have to or if it makes more sense for some reason instead of using a plugin for example. But, I do as little of it as possible, mostly because coding by hand is incredibly inefficient. It pays you no better to code something by hand or use someone else's automated tool like a plugin for example. If it wasn't for software tools and content systems there is no way in hell I would do as much online as I currently do. It would not be possible.

themehunk · Aug 28, 2015

Yes i write HTML code by hand. It is the easy way to achieve our requirement and also in future if you want to change something in it, You can do it easily.

ypson · Sep 8, 2015

Best way is to use a combination of development tools and manual HTML coding.
It's clear that for any serious customization, you would have to go manual.

starfishratings · Sep 17, 2015

I use some standard page templates I have created over the years.

I have also recently started to use some of the templates available on code marketplaces .... though sometimes they all start to look the same!

professorrosado · Sep 18, 2015

No brothers and sisters, I used to but now I only have time to force Wordpress to do what I want using my mods. That's it for me!

tarunap · Sep 20, 2015

Yes we write HTML code thru hand.. It gives all the liberty to create a website of my own.

Fusion Arc Hosting · Dec 21, 2017

Yeah I do because it allows me to fully customize the website I am building.

rdpproviders · Feb 15, 2018

If You need full customized then you have to do so as everyone is doing above mentioned '
Yes also i do so.

superman2727 · Apr 28, 2018

Yes, I already try typing HTML codes using my bare hands and the software that help me is notepad++. We all know that notepad and notepad++ belongs in the most common text editors that can be found in our personal computers. I used notepad++ as my HTML codes editor because for me, it is so easy to manipulate codes by means of typing and there are help from the application itself so that things would go easier for you. I write HTML codes by hand because i like to experience it on my own.

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