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What to learn?

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drop7frames

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I am just starting to get into writing code, and I know xHTML fairly well. Where do I go from here for coding web pages?

What is the best step to take in the way of programming languages?

Any suggestions would help a ton, thanks in advance.
 
I guess you could investigate the following (in no particular order):
- xml
- asp
- java
- javascript
- perl

Then familiarize yourself with webdesigning tools:
- dreamweaver
- frontpage (ducks any bricks tossed at me)
- flash
- shockwave

That should keep you busy for a while.
 
You mean languages for dynamic content/web applications (PHP, ASP, etc.) or languages for web content and presentation (XML, CSS)? I'd figure the majority of web applications (not unlike this forum) are built in PHP running off a UNIX/Linux machine via Apache, so PHP is a good place to start.
 
If you are focusing on web development, I second the suggestion for PHP. To get exposure to IIS, look at ASP, too.
 
Either ASP or PHP are a solid start. You can even get both to run on a Windows or a Linux web server, just in case you don't want to tackle learning an OS and a scripting language at the same time.

Personally, I'm fairly capable with ASP and have recently been teaching myself PHP for a client app. Syntax is understandable and the higher-level concepts of ASP scripting have so far carried over well into my adventures with PHP.
 
Great thanks. Yeah I think I will start with ASP, and then check out PHP. I want to see where this could take me jobwise. My area is desperate for web designers.
 
Okay, I did some reasearch on ASP, and it seems like it uses JScript and/or VBScript for it's main languages. I don't know anything about these, and it is kind of my first venture into programming, are these easy for noobs? Should I pick up another noobie language before I tackle one of these?
 
drop7frames said:
Okay, I did some reasearch on ASP, and it seems like it uses JScript and/or VBScript for it's main languages. I don't know anything about these, and it is kind of my first venture into programming, are these easy for noobs? Should I pick up another noobie language before I tackle one of these?
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You might want to grab a Deitel & Deitel book on C++ or something. They go over the basic programming structures and concepts pretty well. If you think you are beyond that, than no, these aer not overly complex.
 
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