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- bort
I feel I've gotten to a point with xhtml and css that I can move beyond the basics and start exploring other areas of web development. I've also been building some sites with Textpattern, so I've got my head wrapped around at least one CMS (kind of). My question is what is the next step? I've come across several sources that recommend going to Javascript or PHP next. I have no programming experience, and have heard that PHP -- although a relatively friendly language -- can be a bit tough for someone with no grounding in programming fundamentals. I hope to familiarize myself with Flash, but would like to get a good solid grounding in the aforementioned technologies first.
Oh sage QBN'ers, where to next?
- amullins0
vote : javascript
* Actionscript (flash and flex) would be a great choice, also. I personally learned AS prior to taking on JS because of the issues with cross browser JS. The cross browser issues shouldn't get in your way, today, with all of the great JS frameworks/libraries out there to learn from.
- Another point for javascript. I suppose there is some cross over between javascript and Action script? Learning one will benefit the other?
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- Another point for javascript. I suppose there is some cross over between javascript and Action script? Learning one will benefit the other?
- airey0
moo-tools: http://mootools.net/
- airey0
ruby on rails: http://www.rubyonrails.org/
- Stugoo0
I would say javascript and jQuery, ajax etc.
- jevad0
jQuery
- OhYeah0
I would say: PHP, jQuery.
Have you tried Lynda's PHP titles? They are fantastic, I have em and they are really good for someone with no knowledge of PHP. I found AS hard to learn, but then again I am not a coding master like some people here on QBN.
- mikotondria30
Flash, as3, php/mysql, javascript - they're all much the same once you get going, and with those you can pretty much achieve anything a client throws at you.
- maximillion_0
actionscript and javascript are based on the same language - so learning one will give you a headstart with the other. These langs also allow you to create a better client-side user exp.
Learning a server side language like PHP will allow you to create more advanced sites and to build bigger sites quicker. It worth learning the fundamentals of php before jumping into a framework like Ruby on Rails if thats the way you decide to go.
- ItalianStallion0
Flex, MXML.
- no no nomodern
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- what modern saidLillebo
- jsaul0
I learned to code flash AS first, that gives you a good grounding in code, but helps designers due to the Adobe IDE to begin with.
Then pretty much all languages are similar in some ways.Vote: AS3
- FallowDeer0
Im also at the same stage and I think AS3 is the next step for me, just need to get some books and maybe book myself on to a simple course (UK)
- Dancer0
I am starting with PHP bits as I feel this will streamline my work flow. Would love to get in to DHTML/Javascript and potentially jQuery
- bort0
Nice. Thanks for the insight dudes. I'm gonna go book shopping.
- SigDesign0
Javascript and Actionscript... then PHP and Ruby on Rails... just mess around with Wordpress to get an introduction to PHP, and javascript is just an inevitability for web development, because it acts as a buffer between the pure html/css world and Flash...
- sherm0
any c derived language will be easy to pick up once you learn the first one. javacript, AS, C, Java, C# and so on share the same code constructs.
Not like if you started doing some VB.net where the style of coding is vastly different.
- RoR syntax is pretty different too. learning the differences makes u good though IMOsherm
- redant0
what is a good project to do in as3? Geez I should know it by now but I dont. Any idea on a project to start with?
- Anders0
A thing I've noticed: there aren't that many as3 resources online as there used to be with flash as1 + as2; tutorials and downloadable sourcefiles. Most of them disappeared or went commercial, no?
- maximillion_0
redant - Colin Moock did a one day "from the ground up tour" which used a simple Tamigotcha (sp?) -feed a toy to keep it alive - example. This is all AS3 and uses classes and is a nice simple intro to AS3 and OOP. You can download all the info from Adobe.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acti…
Anders - there are quite alot of AS3 resources online www.kirupa.com, actionscript.org, etc you might also search with the "flex" keyword instead of "flash" to find results ie. "AS3 flex carousel" not "AS3 Flash carousel" - although there is no need to use Flex