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> Read more about anchor tag on w3school guide The most impactful thing I ever did while learning HTML/CSS/Javascript was to block w3schools in search results

> Read more about anchor tag on w3school guide The most impactful thing I ever did while learning HTML/CSS/Javascript was to block w3schools in search results so they didn't even show up. I don't know if they've improved since then, but then I do know MDN has improved since then by leaps and bounds.

dan-robertson 6y ago
Mdn was also much better than w3schools 10 years ago (when that site was much better at seo)
ausjke 6y ago
I think w3school improved a lot and I use it more often than MDN, as it's more "user friendly" per se, but to get full explanation etc I will visit MDN. So w3school for quick check, MDN for deeper reading. W3school is popular as it gets one thing done right: very user friendly esp for beginners, no one beats that yet.
- LeonB 6y ago
  Agreed. MDN is very dependable as a reliable reference. But W3Schools is more likely to have the exact example or easy to use little tool I need in the moment.
- mxuribe 6y ago
  I agree. While i love love love MDN, i can not deny that W3School caters to either beginners, or - in my case - someone looking for the quick answer; and they do a decent job in that regard. If i need to dive deep into a topic, yes, MDN is the better destination. But, sometimes it takes a little extra effort to get the quick answer from MDN. This is not the same for every single page on MDN of course. There were a few that i encountered that DID provide that quick, helpful answer...but just not as much as w3School. Before folks start to hate, i actually (happily) donate yearly to Mozilla, partly because i 100% believe in all that they do, but also because if there are gaps in Mozilla's offerings, i want to pay to help resolve them. I pay nothing to w3school - except indirectly when they serve up ads of course...but absolutely want MDN to be around for the long term, hence my constant donations to Mozilla.
muspimerol 6y ago
I've heard that w3schools has gotten better. MDN is certainly currently the gold standard in my opinion. But since Mozilla laid off the team maintaining it, not so sure how long that will be the case... https://mspoweruser.com/mozilla-lays-off-dev-tool-threat-management-team-more/ https://mspoweruser.com/mozilla-lays-off-dev-tool-threat-man...
leephillips 6y ago
Google still lists them on top for almost any query about html or css. It’s the go-to example demonstrating that there is something wrong with Google’s algorithms for ranking results.
- remus 6y ago
  Personally I think this is pretty outdated. I've used w3schools quite a bit over the last 12 months and it's consistently offered a concise reference alongside some examples.
  - leephillips 6y ago
    Could be. I admit I haven’t taken a look in over a year. But....they were still at the top then, when they had a bad reputation among the skillful.
  - paul_f 6y ago
    W3Schools has come a long way. I used to block them, now I rely on them.

dan-robertson 6y ago

Mdn was also much better than w3schools 10 years ago (when that site was much better at seo)

ausjke 6y ago

I think w3school improved a lot and I use it more often than MDN, as it's more "user friendly" per se, but to get full explanation etc I will visit MDN. So w3school for quick check, MDN for deeper reading. W3school is popular as it gets one thing done right: very user friendly esp for beginners, no one beats that yet.

LeonB 6y ago
Agreed. MDN is very dependable as a reliable reference. But W3Schools is more likely to have the exact example or easy to use little tool I need in the moment.
mxuribe 6y ago
I agree. While i love love love MDN, i can not deny that W3School caters to either beginners, or - in my case - someone looking for the quick answer; and they do a decent job in that regard. If i need to dive deep into a topic, yes, MDN is the better destination. But, sometimes it takes a little extra effort to get the quick answer from MDN. This is not the same for every single page on MDN of course. There were a few that i encountered that DID provide that quick, helpful answer...but just not as much as w3School. Before folks start to hate, i actually (happily) donate yearly to Mozilla, partly because i 100% believe in all that they do, but also because if there are gaps in Mozilla's offerings, i want to pay to help resolve them. I pay nothing to w3school - except indirectly when they serve up ads of course...but absolutely want MDN to be around for the long term, hence my constant donations to Mozilla.

muspimerol 6y ago

I've heard that w3schools has gotten better. MDN is certainly currently the gold standard in my opinion. But since Mozilla laid off the team maintaining it, not so sure how long that will be the case... https://mspoweruser.com/mozilla-lays-off-dev-tool-threat-management-team-more/ https://mspoweruser.com/mozilla-lays-off-dev-tool-threat-man...

leephillips 6y ago

Google still lists them on top for almost any query about html or css. It’s the go-to example demonstrating that there is something wrong with Google’s algorithms for ranking results.

remus 6y ago
Personally I think this is pretty outdated. I've used w3schools quite a bit over the last 12 months and it's consistently offered a concise reference alongside some examples.
- leephillips 6y ago
  Could be. I admit I haven’t taken a look in over a year. But....they were still at the top then, when they had a bad reputation among the skillful.
- paul_f 6y ago
  W3Schools has come a long way. I used to block them, now I rely on them.