When we think about the web, the basic structure of a site—the skeleton, if you will—is HTML. However, with its (purposeful) simplicity, it's often ignored as being a simple technology. One way to think about a website is thinking about a body: HTML is the skeleton; CSS is the skin; our friend JavaScript is the muscle.
HTML's history is inextricably tied to that of the web itself, as it continues to evolve with advancing specifications, features, and syntax as the web itself grows. But what is HTML? It's not a full-fledged programming language: it can't do logic or manipulate data. However, as a markup language, it's incredibly important to our use of the web. We won't spend too much time talking about HTML, but some basics will get us on the right track.
The HTML specification is controlled by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and its current version is HTML5. HTML's grammar consists of elements, called tags...
