which language...?

[Roy]

Good morning,
i am ready to take my web site development skillls to the next level, i can
program in html, css well, but my question is which server side language
should i learn, not having any program training, other than html and css,
which one do you feel would be the best for me to learn at this point,
asp.net, php, or coldfusion? And any references you can list of the language
of your choice to recomend, thx roy

 

[Ronx]

I would learn a language that is supported on my server.
Check with your host which languages they support, then go from there.

 

[Mike Mueller]

SS language choice would have alot to do with what is
supported by your host.

For me it is ASP & VB, as I am on a windows host. It was
easy for me to understand quickly because I do a lot of VBA
programming in the MS office suite.

Mike


: Good morning,
: i am ready to take my web site development skillls to the
next level, i can
: program in html, css well, but my question is which server
side language
: should i learn, not having any program training, other
than html and css,
: which one do you feel would be the best for me to learn at
this point,
: asp.net, php, or coldfusion? And any references you can
list of the language
: of your choice to recomend, thx roy

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi Roy,

I hate to break this to you, but HTML and CSS are not programming languages.
They are markup syntax.

Have you done any JavaScript? JavaScript IS a programming language.

The reason I mentioned what I did, and asked about JavaScript is to get a
feel for where you are right now. If you have worked with JavaScript, you
have some of the basic fundamentals of programming under your belt by now.
If not, you will have to start from the beginning.

In my mind, the real question is "how far do you want to go with it?" That
is, if you really want to get into programming, study a hard-core
programming language like C or C++, to get a firm grasp of the
fundamentals - data types in particular. However, studying pointers, while
difficult, will expand your understanding immensely.

Some people are of the opinion that it is better to start out with something
easy like VBScript or VB. My opinion is that it gives you just enough to be
able to make things happen, but not enough understanding to make them happen
RIGHT. I have also found that many VB programmers end up becoming lazy, and
never seem to move past the basics. If you really want to get into the power
of programming, you will eventually want to move beyond the basics. In
particular, once you start programming large, complex apps, good technique
will serve you well, and prevent a plethora of problems (Sorry about the
illiteration).

On the other hand, if you just want to dabble, VBScript might be enough for
you, and it's very easy to learn.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

 

[clintonG]

Learn JavaScript and choose ASP.NET using C# for server-side development as
both are syntactically equal and nearly so grammatically. Learn two
languages for one. Furthermore, a competent web developer must be competent
using JavaScript and if you have been paying attention scripting the DOM has
become much more efficient than it has in the past due to the W3C and other
browsers adopting Microsoft's XmlHttpRequest method as a standard allowing
content in the browser to be dynamic without a noticeable trip back to the
server.

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<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee "Regional Information Services"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/

 

[Roy]

thank you all for the replys, with having no programing knowledge, maybe your
suggestion of learning javascript should be a must first, then move on to
something more difficult, thx, roy

 

[Roy]

thank you all for your suggestions, maybe i should take your suggestion and
learn javascript first, before moving on to something more difficult, thx roy