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    I'd say - Start with a good foundation of (X)HTML, XML, CSS and Javascript. Flash is great, but I'd focus on the others first.

    Then move onto server-side technologies. I would focus mostly on the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL and either Perl, Python or PHP), but you might want to know a bit about .NET as well.

    I think a good foundation in JavaScript is crucial (will help you understand ActionScript a bit too). The DOM is your friend.

    I always find that personal projects are a fantastic way to learn. But, sometimes a bit of education to get you off the ground and running is good. Bad habits are easy to pickup and hard to drop. Learn to do it the right way from the start. Messy and hacked-together solutions will only bite ya in the ass later. Less is more. OOP is your friend. Comment your code. Don't take the shortcut. Eat all your vegetables (even the mushy green ones). Do it right from the start, you'll thank yourself later.

    Good luck :)

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    • Thanks.Jaline
    • if you're learning LAMP you don't want to be bothering with .NET, go one way or the other.YAYPaul
    • you can't dictate your clients platform all the time...fugged
    • There are arguments for PHP/.NET but most corporations have a business need for .NET and pay more.flavorful
    • I'll agree with you on that front. But if you're going to learn a language, learn one well...YAYPaul
    • ...Then once you have PHP mostly mastered learn .NET and it's IDE.YAYPaul
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