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Let’s take a step back for a moment, and look at another skill that many people learn at some point in their lives: learning to drive. Apologies if that particular experience is also new to you, but stick with me. For many people, first driving lessons can be very confusing—you’ve got to figure out which pedals to press, in what order, and manage to get out of the driving school car park without hitting the other students. Meanwhile, other more experienced people just get into their cars, start the engine, and drive from A to B without even really thinking about what they’re doing. These drivers may have picked up a few bad habits along the way, but if they learned with a proper driving instructor, the chances are that they were taught properly from the beginning, following a strict set of rules and guidelines to ensure they stay safe.
The driving instructor tells you to check your mirrors diligently, observe speed limits, and avoid cutting corners (literally as well as metaphorically!). Imagine, though, if the instructor told you not to worry about the speed limit signs, to “put your foot down” because the road is clear, or told you that the one-way sign “wasn’t all that important at that time of night.” It’d be a miracle if you passed your driving test, and the chances are that those bad habits would stay with you (so long as you could manage to keep your license).
Learning to build web pages can be a bit like that.
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