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W3Schools
File:W3schools website.png
Free web information
Type of site
Web Development Portal
OwnerRefsnes Data
Created byRefsnes Data
URLwww.w3schools.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired for forum

W3Schools is a popular web site for learning web technologies online.[2] Content includes tutorials and references relating to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, AngularJS, SQL, Bootstrap, Node.js, and jQuery. It receives more than 10 million unique visitors monthly.[1]

Created in 1998, its name is derived from the World Wide Web, but is not affiliated with the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).[3] It is run by Refsnes Data in Norway.[1] W3Schools presents thousands of code examples. By using an online editor, readers can edit examples and execute the code in a sandbox.

Controversy

The W3Schools website isn't associated with W3C. W3Schools for many years contained misleading or out of date standards and examples.[4][5] This lead many aspiring web developers to erroneously implement bad practices and development styles while thinking they were following the correct W3C standard.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c "W3schools.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Learn HTML and CSS with w3Schools". Ca.wiley.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ "About W3Schools". W3schools.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  4. ^ https://www.impressivewebs.com/w3schools-ugly-bad-good/
  5. ^ http://www.w3fools.com/

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