Why know HTML?

Why learn HTML code even though there are programs out there that design websites for you? This question is similar to asking your mother why she bakes her own pies when she could easily go out to the store and buy one. While buying one takes less time, baking her own allows her to customize it exactly as she wants and to change little details. Also, it makes her more knowledgeable on ingredients when she goes out to buy pies at the store.

One, it's important to be knowledgeable of programing code even if there are software packages designed to help so that you can use all of your abilities to make a website exactly as you want it and for you to understand how you made it that way. Also, that makes you more credible as a web designer. I think that the most important distinction is that HTML is harder to learn and takes a lot more time, but it is easier to customize and to be independent in designing the website. On the other side, web software is faster and easier, but it is harder to customize, and the person usually become dependent on the software. If something does not look right, they don't know how to manually do it and, therefore, need to sort of submit to the software package. They are at the mercy of the software, so to speak. In all, it is wise to use the software for efficiency, but to know the HTML code so that you can fix/modify certain things or know exactly what makes up part of the website. You can use a mix of both in designing a website to be truly how you picture it.

I went online, and I found an article that explains the advantages and disadvantages of HTML code as well as using software, comparing both.

Check it out for more reasons as to why HTML code is important to know: http://www.htmlquick.com/articles/why-to-learn-html-code.html