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Starting to code.. ?

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05-03-2008, 10:25 AM
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How did you get into coding? Where did you go? What do you use?
This would be an amazing advantage for me as a webdesigner if I was able to code my sites as well.

And what do you suggest I start with and what other skills will be good to have (coding wise)? XHTML? Javascript? CSS? What?

05-04-2008, 04:40 AM
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CSS is really big. Obviously you will need to learn XHTML. JavaScript is really good to know, but there are sites on the web that can help you and give you code snippets.

jQuery, mootools, spry, and prototype all have JavaScript help.

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CSS isn't big. PHP, javascript and other server side languages are alot bigger.

I recommend learning xHTML+CSS then if you want to develop your coding even more, PHP+MySql, then even move onto javascript then ajax.

It all depends on how far you want to go.

I recommend using tizag.com for the basics and understanding, or ordering some of sitepoints books, such as:

Art and science of Javasript
Html and CSS
The PHP Anthology

05-04-2008, 10:35 AM
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The PHP Anthology is only a decent resource if you're already familiar with PHP. I wouldn't recommend it for absolute beginners at all.

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There are so many things to learn.. I'm confused. Don't know where to start. Slicing and coding my web layouts is really what I'm looking for.

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Originally Posted by -Gary View Post
The PHP Anthology is only a decent resource if you're already familiar with PHP. I wouldn't recommend it for absolute beginners at all.
That's why tizag.com is your friend before that

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Learn XHTML/CSS first off, this is basically making your design into a coded page.

Next learn a server side language..PHP is probably best since it's easy, free, and very widespread.

You can finish off learning Javascript.

Thats what I recommend.

Some notes:
Javascript is not a server side language like previously stated. It's client side meaning it is interpreted by the clients computer more specifically his browser.
AJAX is not a language it's just a technology within Javascript that you can use to make your applications more usable and for lack of other terms..cooler.

To learn all this it all depends on your learning style. I suggest picking up a few books from Amazon..read the reviews etc.. and pick one out. Or you can just follow online tutorials.

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Jonas,

What do you want to do? That is the real question. I got into coding when I was 11. At the time what I wanted to do was just get some attention, be a part of the big internet. So I learned HTML and that was sufficient.

As I progressed I wanted more. I wanted a site that looked good, so I improved my graphic design. I wanted more flexible pages, so I picked up CSS.

When blogging came about, I was intrigued so I learned PHP. Not all of PHP. Just what I needed, function by function. This continued and while you learn something new you further develop your existing skills.

When you have a firm goal or project in mind, it becomes clear what you will need to accomplish that task (and if it isn't clear, you can always ask here ).

Of course, it would be best to know every language and every discipline. But it's more realistic to have a project in mind and to learn what is necessary to accomplish it.

So, what do you want?

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if your looking to take stepping stones, I would suggest XHTML first. learn how to seperate your structure (text/markup/XHTML) from presentation (CSS).

If you really want to learn and be good at what you do take your time and learn each piece of the puzzle. With XHTML if you learn propper markup and validation than you can save yourself alot of troubles down the road.

It also wouldnt hurt to have a basic understanding of what XML is.

Javascript was the first programming language i learned just because i felt it went along with XHTML/CSS using OOP and the DOM. Javascript also felt a little more compact then PHP which i think took some of the pressure off being overwhelmed with large amounts of documentation and code study. but on the other side PHP does have alot of documentation out there which is always usefull.

usefull websites i find are
www.w3schools.com
www.w3.org
hope this could help.

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For slicing your PSD's to xHTML/CSS look at CSS-Tricks video screencasts:

http://css-tricks.com/videos/

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