new to web development

[danieltm64]

Hi, I'm Daniel, new to the forum and new to web development. I do, however, develop software. I have a very weak background on Internet-related stuff so I want to learn how to design and program websites, where do I start? I know almost nothing. What's PHP, CSS, Ajax, Java (is it like .net?), JavaScript, ASP, SQL , etc, etc. I'm not asking for anyone to teach me all this, but I'd appreciate suggestions for e-books. Thanks!

[danieltm64]

Hi, I just read the sticky 'Web-Related Careers'. Let me rephrase, I'm new to web development and web design and want to become proficient in both. Any guidance on where to start? Thanks!

[criterion9]

If you are already familiar with developing software the leap to web applications shouldn't be too steep. What languages are you familiar with? Depending on your familiarity you might find a subset easier than others considering most web based languages are based off of one or more "hard core" non-web languages. As for the design aspect...look at what others are doing to get inspiration. I personally couldn't draw my way out of a paper bag if my life depended on it...but find when I partner with excellent designers who can't code we can create amazingly beautiful applications that are equally amazing functionality wise as well.

[danieltm64]

C, C++, Delphi and Lua. These are the ones I've actually used, but of course, knowing C++ I can easily learn C# and knowing Delphi I can easily learn Pascal.

[criterion9]

Java and PHP are both C-styled though there are some syntactical differences and dynamic casting (PHP) to deal with there. I would recommend you also become very familiar with database design and SQL since most if not all web applications are data driven and database heavy. You can find a ton of resources and tutorials online to help with those and you can probably find specific tutorials based on your development language of choice as well.

[danieltm64]

Yeah, but, is there any sequence for learning the above mentioned subjects?

[skywalker2208]

Start with HTML, CSS. You need to know how to build a site before you can do any of the fancy stuff.