I suppose it depends upon the person and what you actually want to do here. If you want to get paid for anything you do for others likely you need to learn things like HTML and Java and others. But, the foundation for all online stuff (above TCP/IP) is HTML and things like Java.
You might ask what does TCP/IP do?
This allows all kinds of computers from cell phones that are smart phones to mainframes and Servers around the world all able to communicate as much or as little as they need to to do what they need to do.
Basically (TCP/IP) simply means Transfer Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol) so think of it sort of like C3PO or something that knows 90,000 different languages including computer languages of all kinds. This is an easy way to think about this. In other words it allows very very different devices around the world to communicate when they need to in order to make the internet work for everyone on earth.
But, do you need to learn HTML and things like Java if you are only going to make your own website?
That's a tricky question because it depends upon where you are going to have your website.
If you want to have it here at Blogspot (blogger.com) you do not need to know how to program in HTML (even though it would be very very helpful because each layer of knowledge you have allows you to "fix" things if certain things go wrong.
It's sort of like if you drive a car and don't really understand how a car works. yes. You can just put gas in a car and never service it but one day the car will just stop working completely within 5 or 10 years of never being maintained like changing the oil and other things. you need to do to maintain a car.
So, the more you know about online stuff the more helpful it will be to keep your website working long term just like a car.
For example, my adopted daughter leaves one of her cars here so she can fly in on business and have a car here. However, it's a prius and I don't know much about hybrids or electric cars. Then she and her family were here in early December last and someone left a dome light on. Then the car wasn't driven for a month since they left. So, when I tried to use the capacitor (key fob) to open the door I couldn't. Then they told us that there is a key built into the fob for emergencies. Then I realized the problem wasn't the capacitor key fob it was something else. Then I had to jump start a prius. However, then I realized this isn't like any non-hybrid or non-electric car because it doesn't really have a 12 volt battery like any car or truck that isn't a hybrid or is all electric.
So then I had to look up on youtube how you jump start a Prius because it doesn't have a standard 12 volt battery and has something that looks like a fuse buss panel instead. But, then I was told that you flip this little cover off that is red but part of the fuse busses and then you put the positive electrode there and there is a bolt on the passenger side of the car in the engine that you connect the negative electrode to to make the car start. But then, it still doesn't really start like a regular car like bang, instead it takes a while to make it all happen as it goes through it's own start up routine. So, that was weird too. Then I let it run for 1/2 half an hour but then the engine stopped because it said the batteries were full.
However, then I tried to start it 24 hours later but it wouldn't start. So, the next time I jump start it with my Tundra I likely will drive it straight to Toyota because something is wrong with the system.
For example, it might have deep cycled something in the system but I don't know enough about hybrids or electrics really to do anything more than jump start it and drive it to Toyota which is likely best anyway. This way they can figure out what to do because they are trained to do this all the time.
The point of all this:
The more you know about computers and computer languages and tech stuff the less problems you will have in a variety of ways. For example, my son likes to built desktop gaming computers. He said working on laptops there is so little room inside it's usually better to let some place like an apple store work on your computer if you have an Imac or macbook pro for example.
But, he loves building desktops custom made like his own self designed Ferrari or something. One trick is becoming an amazon Prime member and ordering parts through Amazon with free shipping each time. He says you can save about 300 dollars per computer simply by having free shipping of all the parts for the desktop computer you custom design for yourselves.
But, I can't do this because I didn't study to become this kind of tech like my son did. So, my knowledge is more about software than how to actually repair hardware. So, if my son is visiting he might fix any computer in the house or even change the software or passwords or whatever because he is good at that.
So, the point being the more you know the less problems you likely will have while building your website.
But, if you build a site here at blogger.com( blogspot) you don't really have to know HTML at all if you just use what is called "Compose" to compose and compile your site.
However, it might be helpful to have someone knowledgeable actually set up the templates and stuff for your site here before you go off on your own so you get what you want to happen here.
However, you also have to be realistic regarding what is actually possible and practical in a website here at blogspot (blogger.com) too.
And once again understanding what is possible and what is practical will help you not get too frustrated right out of the gate as well in building your website.
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