What is HTML? CSS? JavaScript?

What is HTML?

Hypertext Markup Language, or HTML, is a computer language that lets users create websites by utilizing the language's commands. This is the structure of a webpage, and though it is the bulk, it only takes up maybe 40% to 50% of a webpage. One can think of HTML as the frame of a house. Of the three languages, it is the easiest to learn.

What is CSS?

Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS, is as the name implies - a sheet that styles another. In this case, a CSS stylesheet styles a HTML document. This makes up also about 30% to 40% of a total lines for a website. This language is like the decoration to a house, like furniture or paint. This is a fairly easy language to learn, but a little more complicated than HTML.

What is JavaScript?

JavaScript is a scripting language that is capable of a sorts of things. Using variables and responsive functions, it adds functionality to a website. This would be like the plumbing and electricity to a house as it responds to the decision of the user. Though it is the most helpful attribute, it is the hardest of the three to learn by far, and takes up a small percentage of about 5% to 15%, depending of the complexity and use of the website. Example of websites with lots of JS are Google, YouTube, and Amazon.

How complicated is making a website?

While the difficulty does vary, whether the website is responsive or not makes a huge deal. Websites such as Google, Youtube, and Amazon would take a single coder maybe even a few decades, as they feature billions of lines of code and took masterminds months to construct. A simple information website, like this website you are currently viewing, with coming up with the entire design from scratch and doing the research, took about 10 hours. Depending on your number of pages, responsiveness of website, content, clarity, and other factors, we will give you a quote considering the time it will take for the rate of $45/hour. Interested now? Get a quote right now, for free! Will respond within 1 business day.