Web coding resources
2025.08.27
I have to say, I've been having an absolute blast building this site here on neocities. I've built websites before with the help of templates and site builders, but who knew that coding from scratch could be so fun?
There's a lot of cool resources I've discovered along my journey, and I thought it would be cool to share some of them here, both for my own future reference, and for you if you're looking for places to learn and create!
Learning resources
- HTML Dog - This is where I started my coding journey after Neocities' tutorial. The beginner HTML and CSS tutorials were especially helpful, but I learned a good bit from the later levels as well once I started poking around and seeing the code at play on sites across the web.
- W3 Schools - I haven't even gotten to explore the full depth of this site, but it's been so helpful for my continued education and experimentation. I especially find it great for figuring out how to use new tags for the effect I want. And it's often one of the first resources to pop up on search engines as well when trying to figure out something new.
- Mozilla HTML Elements Reference - This also has a great list of tags for HTML with categories and concise definitions to help find what you're looking for.
- Scrimba - My most recent obsession. Though it's not all free to access, this course platform is bringing my understanding of code to the next level. It uses a combination of demonstrations and exercises to teach coding concepts. And while making mistakes with free resources can have you pulling your hair for hours while you try to figure out what you did wrong, this site checks your work for you and then talks you through the solution if you're still stuck. It also lets you practice new coding concepts in projects, which makes it all make more sense in context. I highly recommend!
Coding program
- I only have one to share at the moment, though I know there are more out there. I'm actually writing this now in Pheonix Code, a free, open source program that lets you code on your desktop and see the changes in a live preview. I've very much enjoyed it. It has features that make coding faster, and it lets me know what works and what doesn't without updating my live site. An extra bonus is how quickly the preview updates, as sometimes Neocities doesn't update right away. It lets me know I coded things right and didn't break anything.
Hopefully some of this stuff is helpful! If I find some other cool resources or programs in the future, I'll try and update the list. In the meantime, happy coding!
~ B ~