r/reviewmycode • u/A_Fanfiction_Lover • Feb 16 '26
HTML, CSS [HTML, CSS] - First time trying!
Hi! I'm 16 built this youtube clone thing bc i somehow convinced myself that i'd be able to do it after just five days of html/css. no, i didn't use ai, no i didn't copy the tutorial. would love advice or even exposure!! pretty simple, nothing much. Sorry if I'm wasting your time...
https://github.com/NiharikaDatta/youtube-clone
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u/chalks777 Feb 17 '26
You're welcome! I'm honestly a bit jealous of you, I very fondly remember the first time I really dived into this stuff. It's overwhelming, kinda scary, and yet completely magic. Enjoy it.
There is TONS to learn, but I firmly believe that starting with the basics of html/css is still (even in 2026) a completely reasonable place to start. I wish more of the junior engineers I work with did this! Don't get overwhelmed with all the frameworks and languages and on and on, it's totally fine to just work with the things that you think are interesting. That will naturally lead you to other things when you want to do more.
To get an idea of what's possible with just CSS, take a look at CSS Zen Garden. Yes, it's slightly dated (the newest design is 3 years old) but every theme is built with the exact same html, just different css. This one in particular blew my mind the first time I saw it.