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HTML is a pretty cool and interesting technology. HTML stands
for Hyper-Text Markup Language. It is what it says it is. HTML
is used to "markup" a web page. This is in the form of
content such as images, text, and headers. Through HTML you specify
exactly where you want various page elements to appear.
HTML is one of those technologies that changed the web and brought ordinary
people into the game. Read about the history of HTML.(compilation of articles)
More advanced forms of HTML include web forms and table layout design to create sophisticated website designs.
Another catch to HTML is that is works with HTTP. HTTP stands for Hyper-Text
Transfer Protocol. HTTP is a stateless protocol meaning that
when you download a webpage it doesn't know or keep track of
the fact that that webpage was just downloaded. A request is
made to a server. The server serves the requested webpage and
the transaction is closed.
"Keeping state" in the web is far from an easy task. I will tackle this area a bit later.
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