ive been designing for a while and i know how to code a little css and html thats about it.. im interested in learning how to code but i dont know where to start. Ive watched this lynda.com dreamweaver video that has to do with setting up a dynamic application. Anyway that just confused the shit out of me had to do with coldfusion and im just very lost with sql and all that junk. Anyways i dono what i should start learning javascript, php? im not sure. Any advice would be great.
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Posted 21 July 2007 - 10:52 PM
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Posted 22 July 2007 - 12:27 AM
coldfusion sucks (myspace started out on that...then again tom is one of the worst programmers in the history of the world)
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I personally find that PHP is a lot easier than JavaScript. So you could just go to something like http://w3schools.com and go to their php section to get started, or you could just look the tutorials here on P2L and find some good beginner ones.
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I personally find that PHP is a lot easier than JavaScript. So you could just go to something like http://w3schools.com and go to their php section to get started, or you could just look the tutorials here on P2L and find some good beginner ones.
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Posted 22 July 2007 - 01:00 AM
Before you start anything, make sure you master HTML and CSS. They are the basis for anything to do with web programing, as that is how you will be actually displaying data. I would recommend learning and practicing strict XHTML and CSS, and keeping your pages completely valid. Makes you look more professional. 
Then, you can move onto whatever you want really. PHP is simple to pick up on (in my opinion atleast), and is pretty much the popular thing to learn.
I've not looked into ASP, simply because its a Windows only language and I doubt I want to get into it, but it seems another thing you could look into if you were interested.
JavaScript is definitely fun to mess with, lol, and it helps to learn it by studying frameworks such as Prototype and Scriptaculous.
If you look into PHP, you'll also want to invest some logic into atleast the basics of SQL so you can work with MySQL, as that is a very common demand.
Just look up tutorials, maybe purchase and read a book or two if that helps you better (like if you want to read it at school and stuff, and actually learn something in class!), study frameworks and things other people have made, and generally just get familiar with the languages.
Just remember. Coding is pretty much all logic. Its just things like syntax and the names of functions that may give you a hard time at times, but just remember to be logical in how you implement your code.
Then, you can move onto whatever you want really. PHP is simple to pick up on (in my opinion atleast), and is pretty much the popular thing to learn.
I've not looked into ASP, simply because its a Windows only language and I doubt I want to get into it, but it seems another thing you could look into if you were interested.
JavaScript is definitely fun to mess with, lol, and it helps to learn it by studying frameworks such as Prototype and Scriptaculous.
If you look into PHP, you'll also want to invest some logic into atleast the basics of SQL so you can work with MySQL, as that is a very common demand.
Just look up tutorials, maybe purchase and read a book or two if that helps you better (like if you want to read it at school and stuff, and actually learn something in class!), study frameworks and things other people have made, and generally just get familiar with the languages.
Just remember. Coding is pretty much all logic. Its just things like syntax and the names of functions that may give you a hard time at times, but just remember to be logical in how you implement your code.
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Posted 22 July 2007 - 01:16 AM
Something no one has made clear, javascript is client side programming while php is back end or server side. They both serve different purposes.
If you wish to do back end stuff, which gives you dynamic web sites (integration with databases, external systems, etc) then php or similar is the path for you (J2EE or Enterprise java is another option, however i suspect that php is more where you would like to go). Back end stuff always requires your browser to send info to a server and wait for the response.
If you wish to do front end stuff then you can look at javascript or maybe flash. You could even look at Java (as in java applets) however this seems to have pretty much well died, even though Sun and Microsoft are all buddy buddy now, it doesn't seem to have improved the area.
Note that both Java and Flash is used a lot on mobile devices. The new iPhone supports flash, from what I've heard. however I don't know if there are any restrictions. Hard call on what will become predominant... maybe flash, but a very hard call.
Another area to look into that you may find interesting is hashups. you use scripting languages with google maps to make some interesting stuff. I've not looked into it and don't know what scripting language is used, but thought you may be interested.
If you wish to do back end stuff, which gives you dynamic web sites (integration with databases, external systems, etc) then php or similar is the path for you (J2EE or Enterprise java is another option, however i suspect that php is more where you would like to go). Back end stuff always requires your browser to send info to a server and wait for the response.
If you wish to do front end stuff then you can look at javascript or maybe flash. You could even look at Java (as in java applets) however this seems to have pretty much well died, even though Sun and Microsoft are all buddy buddy now, it doesn't seem to have improved the area.
Note that both Java and Flash is used a lot on mobile devices. The new iPhone supports flash, from what I've heard. however I don't know if there are any restrictions. Hard call on what will become predominant... maybe flash, but a very hard call.
Another area to look into that you may find interesting is hashups. you use scripting languages with google maps to make some interesting stuff. I've not looked into it and don't know what scripting language is used, but thought you may be interested.
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Posted 22 July 2007 - 01:36 AM
If you're referring to mobile stuff, Flash is definitely where things are going to end up.
Java is history on computers, and will be history on phones in the next few years as well.
Java is history on computers, and will be history on phones in the next few years as well.
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Posted 22 July 2007 - 01:17 PM
Sorry, but this is a frequently asked question. If you run a forum search you will find hundreds of topics that will point you in the right direction. And a few more that won't.
http://www.pixel2lif...showtopic=17298
http://www.pixel2life.com/forums/index.php...82&hl=learn
http://www.pixel2life.com/forums/index.php...31&hl=learn
http://www.pixel2lif...showtopic=17298
http://www.pixel2life.com/forums/index.php...82&hl=learn
http://www.pixel2life.com/forums/index.php...31&hl=learn
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