This is sort of the self-taught path I've followed, but I have no idea how to use an IDE. Can anyone recommend a good one for beginners (assuming that may not be the same as the wonderousness of some emacs thingermajig I don't understand either). Right now I use vi and see what changes in the browser. Where's the IDE come in?
IDEs are useful for helping you match tags, see what part of your page is affected by which tags, and checking your HTML. They're also just handy as editors, e.g. they allow you to open multiple files simultaneously (e.g. your html file in one tab and your stylesheet in another.)
Not that there's anything wrong with vi. I use it and an IDE.
