Just like behind our speech and actions lie our thoughts, similarly behind every webpage lies a code. To make things simpler for you, go to the menu of this page if you are using Internet Explorer browser
and from the menu, select VIEW SOURCE. It will open up a notepad with scores of lines which is meant to sound greek to you if you aren’t a computer geek. Don’t worry. I am not going to lecture you about HTML and the rest. You already have been using the two of its tags
and
for making things italicized or bold in your reviews, right? But have you ever wondered how you could make things look more beautiful on a webpage,imagine weird things happening and effects taking place.Enter
Dynamicdrive(DD from now on).
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ ranked among the most useful sites for me when I worked as a web programmer. Who may benefit from DD?
1.Website programmers who have to upload webapges on the spree. Copy and Paste codes on DD are like manna from heaven.
2.Those designing their own homepages on free webhosting sites like geocities etc.
3.Those who are looking for other web utilities to experiment with. For example, see this: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex12/reflex.htm
What you are expected to know:
1.Basic HTML.Educate yourself. Visit www.w3schools.com. Its the best learning site.
2.Once you know HTML and what goes inside it, you come to know something known as
Javascript(
JS from now on). Now I see you giving me a real hard look. Don’t worry.Javascript is as simple to learn if not simpler.
And the good thing is DD makes things so simple for you that you don’t even need to learn it jargon wise. Just a basic understanding of how it functions will do. Put simply, it is what makes an HTML page dynamic. Say, you would love to create your own menu just like the one on top of this MS page. Or even better. (http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/dropmenuindex.htm) Or, a series of colourful bees or butterflies following your mouse cursor as you move it. (http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex13/trailer.htm)
An HTML page has a <HEAD> tag fo example. Then it has a <TITLE> tag. Now,the DD scripts function depending upon where you copy and paste their codes. You have to follow their directions EXACTLY the way they put for each code.For example,when they say copy the following code and paste it under <HEAD> tag, you do exactly that. You may across areas which throw jargons like ’functions’,’arguments’ etc. to be used.Pick up ’HTML for dummies’ or ’Javascript for dummies’ or just visit ’w3schools.com’. I don’t want this review to sound jargonistic. I am sure you would love the site. It carries samples of each effect put for use. Just visit Dynamicdrive.com and click randomly. That is the best way to explore any site! Get back to me in the comments and on M2M.