Must I know HTML in order to learn ASP.NET?HTML or XHTML?

[Guest_imported]

Hello
How much HTML knowledge does a beginner need to begin learning ASP.NET?
I mean,can I read a 30 page book and that's it or do I need to learn 600 pages long book?
Also,should I start learning HTML or XHTML or something else?

Thank you

 

[link9]

Your HTML knowledge needs to be pretty good, yes.

But only to the extent that you learn how to set up a page so that it displays properly on a browser.

You can use the WYSIWYG features of editors to layout your pages, but when it comes to manipulating those layouts programmatically through your code, if you don't know HTML, you won't know what you're doing.

I'd say that the short book would be good enough to get you going. You don't need to understand every possible facet of HTML in order to be effective in your efforts, but keep that 600 pager handy for reference after you've digested the short one, and hit stumbling blocks along your trails.

Read enough until you think you can get going, then jump in head-long. It's the only way to learn something.

 

[Guest_imported]

Thank you.But what about XHTML.Should I learn it?

 

[link9]

I don't know it. I write ASP.NET. So I guess not. ;-)

 

[hads]

XHTML is, basically, the latest version of HTML. You should have a bit of understanding of both. I wouldn't say a major amount, but you're talking about web dsign and the web is based on HTML so you definitly need a bit!

You should get a grasp of XHTML and use it over HTML because when it comes time to upgrade it will make life easier on you. But you should know HTML4 aswell because XHTML isn't totally 'the' standard yet.(IMHO)

The jist of it is everything lower case and double=quote everything

Hope this helps.
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[Guest_imported]

Thank you both.I'll look at that sucker also!