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Here is our in-depth review of The HTML & CSS Bootcamp 2023 Edition, based on hours of rigorous testing and evaluation.
Updated: July 18, 2023
A decent option for those who prefer to learn with videos. Colt Steele specializes in teaching beginners and novices to become professional-level programmers.
Fast Facts
Udemy
By Colt Steele
The course covers everything from the basics of HTML and CSS to more intermediate and advanced topics like CSS variables and pseudo-classes. It's heavy on professional-level intermediate CSS topics, including in-depth coverage of CSS layouts using Flexbox and CSS Grid, and responsive layouts.
Along the way, the course includes code-along projects to apply the concepts to different scenarios. To get the most out of the course, we recommend using these projects as independent practice, and use Colt's videos as solution walkthroughs.
The course ends with a final project built from scratch - a landing page for a SaaS app. This project combines everything taught in the course into a fairly ambitious design, and Colt walks through every step.
At times, during the explanations of concepts, Colt feels like he’s improvising. For example, he’ll say something like "we’ll give this a color of... I don’t know... orange." This gives his videos a natural, conversational feeling, but it also hurts the rewatchability of his videos. Viewing the videos a second (or third) time through, this structure would start to feel like a lack of preparation.
Scrimba
By Per Harald Borgen
This is one of the most impressive beginner-friendly HTML and CSS courses available. Well made, effective, engaging, and a lot of fun.
Frontend Masters
By Various
Solid on-ramp to CSS, going from the basics to professional-level CSS, with a particular emphasis on real-world frontend development.
Codecademy
By Various Authors
Solid hands-on option for learning how to design, build, and deploy simple websites.
FreeCodeCamp
By Various Authors
If you’re brand new to programming, this is a great starting point for learning the basics, especially since it's free. After getting up to speed with the basics, you should consider moving to another more robust solution grounded in real world application.
Khan Academy
By Various Authors
A solid introduction to HTML and CSS for younger learners, with lots of hands-on practice. Not really a good resource for professional-level learners.
Udemy
By Jonas Schmedtmann
The most popular HTML and CSS course on Udemy, this course is primarily video lecture plus some code-along projects, where Jonas builds websites for scenario companies.
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