HTML

HTML is something that I've never used before.  When I was younger, I used color codes to play around with my myspace page, but other than that, HTML is a new language to me.  I really wasn't looking forward to this assignment, but I did find it interesting. I did not find this assignment too difficult, as I worked with the tutorials, but without those, I would have been lost!  After making my page, I was pretty happy with my outcome for the time I spent on it. Although I made a very simple HTML page, I did read into some of the things you can do with coding.

People can personalize and customize with coding so much so that it can be catered to the users needs.  By doing so, the interest of the user can become fixed on the page.  I think HTML helps in the support of the 'long tail' that we've discussed in class.  Not only are these niche markets, but they also can cater to the users needs.  For example, a crafts website may have animated links, cute text and fun colors. And on the other hand, a senior citizens website may have dull colors, simple layouts and plain links. 

Overall, I found the assignment was interesting, although frustrating at times.  I got a little caught up with the coding to change the background color.  I figured out how to highlight individual lines in the process though!  So much patience and time goes into the design of pages and after this assignment, I appreciate coders a bit more.