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slavezero
12-10-2002, 02:57 AM
i'm a newbie in web development and i want to become a web professional, what will i do to be?

will someone give me a path what do i need to study first and what next and next and next and...
Compguy Pete
12-10-2002, 04:38 AM
OH there are so many things to be done to be a Professional.

Depending on your resources your going to have to learn all aspects of the web design field.
1. HTML
2. Graphics
3. layout
4. Be able to use different technologies, start with easier ones like Java, CGI, SSI, CSS. Not always in that order.

Read as much as you can...

I started with a great program when learning HTML, named Spider Writer (http://www.spiderwriter.com). Is it right for you I'm not sure, worth a shot if you don't have anything else.

The members here are always willing to help! So use us as a ssource for your success!
Stefan
12-10-2002, 06:36 AM
Originally posted by Compguy Pete
4. Be able to use different technologies, start with easier ones like Java, CGI, SSI, CSS. Not always in that order.


Well, I'm not really sure learning Java (an applicatios programing language) can ever be considerd essential for making webpages.

JavaScript however is quite usable on webpages.

My recomendation for where to start is to learn HTML 4.01 and CSS. As you progress the next thing to learn would be JavaScript and how to interact with your HTML and CSS to create Dynamic pages.
Robert Wellock
12-10-2002, 10:33 AM
Typically I'd say the common skills for a generalised professional web-author would be similar to the following: XHTML, CSS web image editing skills and at least some basic JavaScript and PHP knowledge.

It really depends upon what you mean by professional; web-master, web-designer, web-developer, web-author, or something else as that determines what you should learn.

Although I'd say a sound knowledge of XHTML and CSS is very important since HTML 4.01 is extremely dated, but it might be useful to study HTML for background information.
MikeOS
12-11-2002, 05:52 PM
Apart from all those technologies the others have mentioned, you may, once you're further down the road, want to take a look at .net, SQL, and XML.