Web Development Thread (Beginners) (1 Viewer)

[turntaker]

I recently got into web development and there are a few things I wish someone had told me because I had no idea where to start.



MUST-KNOW skills and foundation

These skills are important regardless of if you are going to do back-end work or front-end work.

• HTML
• CSS
• Javascript
  

You need at least 60% knowledge of HTML and CSS and about 25% knowledege of Javascript.

A really good way of learning these is this website: (100% free, no registration)http://www.w3schools.com/

Check out astroman's thread on learning resources:

It is important to have a goal before beginning to learn. (Even if it is a small homepage for your pet. Goals like this make it much easier and enjoyable to learn since you apply what you have learnt straight away.
Required Software

You don't need a whole bunch of software to get into basic web-dev.
You will need a Text-Editor and a Web Browser

Text Editor:
You can start writing CSS and HTML in Notepad or any basic text editor.
However, some make it easier for you to write HTML.

I would recommend these:

• Notepad++ (windows platform)
• Sublime Text (any platform)

Browser:

I suggest Google Chrome as a browser.



note: I will update this thread regularly as I learn more.

 

[astroman]

Good luck!

 

[Elise8842]

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[brent012]

These skills are important regardless of if you are going to do back-end work or front-end work.

• HTML
• CSS
• Javascript
  

Are you doing NodeJS/server side JS?

It's the big thing now (full stack JS), but traditionally back end work is done on other languages/platforms. (PHP, Ruby on rails, python, .NET etc.)

 

[astroman]

what about c and c++

 

[brent012]

what about c and c++

VERY rare for web development. You'd only (maybe) see it in some highly optimised back end.

 

[turntaker]

Are you doing NodeJS/server side JS?

It's the big thing now (full stack JS), but traditionally back end work is done on other languages/platforms. (PHP, Ruby on rails, python, .NET etc.)

I think I am going to learn Ruby on Rails later this year just because Ruby is a friendly language.

what about c and c++

C is a low level language and is rarely used in web development. C++ is used more for software.
The languages that are common for web dev are PHP, Ruby, Javascript, Python

 

[brent012]

I think I am going to learn Ruby on Rails later this year just because Ruby is a friendly language.

To be honest, Rails is losing favor to full stack JS these days - stuff like the MEAN stack (MongoDB + ExpressJS + AngularJS + NodeJS), MeteorJS etc.

 

[turntaker]

To be honest, Rails is losing favor to full stack JS these days - stuff like the MEAN stack (MongoDB + ExpressJS + AngularJS + NodeJS), MeteorJS etc.

Oh. I see. I'll have to do more research then.

 

[brent012]

Oh. I see. I'll have to do more research then.

Still no problem with learning something like Rails or Django (Python) even if they are getting a bit dated! They were/are very influential.

I just think full stack Javascript is very exciting as you can do so much with a single language and it's becoming mature enough know that large companies are using it/swapping to it (was a silicon valley startup kind of trend initially). The features that make it an good platform for businesses/professionals also makes it nice for people playing around with it at home/learning too.

But JS has a lot of bad parts to it - so it's very important to follow good practice and what not.

 

[turntaker]

Still no problem with learning something like Rails or Django (Python) even if they are getting a bit dated! They were/are very influential.

I just think full stack Javascript is very exciting as you can do so much with a single language and it's becoming mature enough know that large companies are using it/swapping to it (was a silicon valley startup kind of trend initially). The features that make it an good platform for businesses/professionals also makes it nice for people playing around with it at home/learning too.

But JS has a lot of bad parts to it - so it's very important to follow good practice and what not.

I decided against Ruby on Rails simply because of the rise of Node.js. I think learning one language (Javascript) is easier since you can use it both for front end and back end.

 

[keepLooking]

Good luck with this, I am planning on doing something similar after the HSC. It will be great to see your updates soon

 

[b0b101]

To be honest, Rails is losing favor to full stack JS these days - stuff like the MEAN stack (MongoDB + ExpressJS + AngularJS + NodeJS), MeteorJS etc.

eww mongoDB

 

[turntaker]

eww mongoDB

mongo is best man, mysql is old now