> This is for a first programming language (if you could even call it that). You really shouldn't... it's a markup language. Not that that's a bad thing. If y

> This is for a first programming language (if you could even call it that). You really shouldn't... it's a markup language. Not that that's a bad thing. If you are really new to it and are looking to learn and maybe make something fun to play with, I suggest you start with HTML5. The web is going that way and the browsers are a bit more sane with it so far. There is plenty to learn. Eventually you will get into databases, and server-side concerns and you will probably dip your toes into Javascript (a programming language). If you want to build something to share with others, HTML 4 is probably more practical. HTML5 is mostly backwards compatible, but you really need to understand what will work for everyone and what won't. Hope that helps.