Re: A newbie Question

I think this is excellent advice - HTML - then JavaScript.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Rumley" <redo4you(at)yahoo.com>
To: "HWG Basics" <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>; "Lubell, Stephen"
<Stephen_Lubell(at)bmc.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 7:07 PM
Subject: RE: A newbie Question


> ooooooo, where to start?
>
> The first thing that you must learn is HTML (hyper text markup language.)
> Even if you get one of the better web site creators like Dreamweaver ultra
> dev 4, knowing HTML is going to be a *BIG* help in customizing and
> optimizing the pages that it creates for you. HTML is the basic building
> block for web pages.
>
> After HTML, the next thing to learn is JavaScript. JavaScript is an
> essential part of web page building as well. It allows the web page author
> to lend their pages an aire of interactivity without having to know about
> cgi (common gateway interfaces).
>
> After that learn ccs (cascading style sheets.) Although not yet fully
> supported by all browsers, css allows you to have more control over the
> placement and display of your pages. Taken together; html, css, and
> javascript allow you to create DHTML (dynamic hyper text markkup language)
> that will let you put in all the bells and whistles (like dynaimc drop
drown
> menus)that attract visitors.
>
> Those are the basic three things that you need to know. After you've got
> that under the belt look at cgi scripts and the perl programming language
to
> make the scripts. Learn these things and you've got the technical side
down
> for making web pages. And you can do alot with it.
>
> But...
>
> You should also know a bit about the artistic (design) side of things.
>
> Learn photoshop (or some other powerful image editor); find out what .gif,
> .jpeg, and .pngs are; learn how to make transparent images, learn about
> color schemes. Then, <GRIN> after all that you can start learning about
web
> site design!
>
> For a good book on any of the subjects get one of the "Learn ...  in 21
> days." They're informative texts that you will get alot out of.
>
> Hope to have helped
>
> Tom Rumley
>
> -----
>
>
> My question is: If I wish to learn basic HTML skills, what applications
> (such as Dreamweaver) would I best be advised to learn? Would it be better
> to learn HTML or Java, or concentrate on applications, or is that a
> limitation in the job market.
>
> My thanks in advance for your suggestions!
>
> Stephen Lubell
>
>
>
>
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