Site dev

[Kira0172]

Hi!

I want to get into site development. But.. There are a lot of software like dreamweaver.. Wordpress..
Do i learn the languages first, or the software?

[Exo]

Use Wordpress, language isn't necessary - only English  :lol:

[linusforsell]

I'd say learn the languages, and avoid fancy stuff like Wordpress and Dreamweaver.

 

Start with the basics of HTML and CSS, then add JavaScript and lastly, add PHP.

[alpenwasser]

It does depend a bit on your plans. If you just want to do one small project then

something like Wordpress might suit your purposes quite well, however if you really

want to get serious about web development then learning the basics should be at the

top of your list.

HTML and CSS are very easy to learn (a few hours for the most important things, and

for the extravagant cases there's Google), and there are tons of excellent tutorials

for PHP and JS (and they're not that difficult either).

[Tigerbomb8]

Hi!

I want to get into site development. But.. There are a lot of software like dreamweaver.. Wordpress..

Do i learn the languages first, or the software?

Any web developer will need to learn HTML before they start using a WYSIWYG editor.

So if you want to learn HTML, CSS, PHP head over to http://www.codecademy.com/

[Kira0172]

It does depend a bit on your plans. If you just want to do one small project then

something like Wordpress might suit your purposes quite well, however if you really

want to get serious about web development then learning the basics should be at the

top of your list.

HTML and CSS are very easy to learn (a few hours for the most important things, and

for the extravagant cases there's Google), and there are tons of excellent tutorials

for PHP and JS (and they're not that difficult either).

I was planning on making money out of it eventually(Not rly a job or anything)

But it's primarely for people.. that just want a site

Not really sites like... where you are on right now, but more for small businesses. For now that is.. because i DO want to go further with this. 

[Kira0172]

Any web developer will need to learn HTML before they start using a WYSIWYG editor.

So if you want to learn HTML, CSS, PHP head over to http://www.codecademy.com/

That site is deffinately useful thanks.

[rashdanml]

As already mentioned, learn the languages, in order: HTML, CSS, Javascript/PHP, SQL/MySQL. They'll be immensely useful.

Get XAMPP - you can use it to locally test any of your web applications without having to rent a server (free or paid).

Notepad++ is a good text editor with syntax highlighting. Fancier development environments (Dreamweaver, etc) aren't necessary. Coding in Notepad++ feels a lot more ... satisfying.

[HK6]

I was planning on making money out of it eventually(Not rly a job or anything)

But it's primarely for people.. that just want a site

Not really sites like... where you are on right now, but more for small businesses. For now that is.. because i DO want to go further with this.

If you are just aiming for static business websites, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are really the only necessary languages you need. As soon as you want to go more dynamic (with a database backend, for example), you need to start learning languages like PHP and SQL. From experience, understanding how a CMS, like WordPress, actually works under the hood is very useful.

[Kira0172]

If you are just aiming for static business websites, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are really the only necessary languages you need. As soon as you want to go more dynamic (with a database backend, for example), you need to start learning languages like PHP and SQL. From experience, understanding how a CMS, like WordPress, actually works under the hood is very useful.

I kinda know HTML now. Should i learn eg WP or continue languages?

[Spartan-S63]

As already mentioned, learn the languages, in order: HTML, CSS, Javascript/PHP, SQL/MySQL. They'll be immensely useful.

Get XAMPP - you can use it to locally test any of your web applications without having to rent a server (free or paid).

Notepad++ is a good text editor with syntax highlighting. Fancier development environments (Dreamweaver, etc) aren't necessary. Coding in Notepad++ feels a lot more ... satisfying.

 

This is a good start, but I'd avoid XAMPP. Instead, download Vagrant and VirtualBox and set up a virtual Linux server for you to serve your pages. And use Sublime Text instead of Notepad++. Sublime Text has a "free trial" that lasts forever with a popup appearing every now and then encouraging you to register the version (but you don't have to). DreamWeaver is a waste of time and its bloated. Sublime Text supports quite a few nice plugins for web development and is lightweight.

[rashdanml]

This is a good start, but I'd avoid XAMPP. Instead, download Vagrant and VirtualBox and set up a virtual Linux server for you to serve your pages. And use Sublime Text instead of Notepad++. Sublime Text has a "free trial" that lasts forever with a popup appearing every now and then encouraging you to register the version (but you don't have to). DreamWeaver is a waste of time and its bloated. Sublime Text supports quite a few nice plugins for web development and is lightweight.

Good tip. Vagrant looks awesome, with simple and effective documentation.

[Spartan-S63]

Good tip. Vagrant looks awesome, with simple and effective documentation.

 

If you're lazy, like me, you can just use https://puphpet.com/ to give you a web interface to set up your Vagrant VM. I use it and it's pretty easy to use and it gets your VM up and running right away.

[gibbsy81]

Wordpress joomla Drupal are designed to just install and no programming required.

[Wesz-T]

Wordpress joomla Drupal are designed to just install and no programming required.

Note that any personal customization of these content management systems (CMS) (e.g. your own customized theme or module) will require some programming know-how.

 

A CMS is great for the enduser but when setting up a site some basic knowledge about HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP could come in handy.

 

Imo, start with the basic tutorials HTML and CSS, later try messing with javascript and PHP. When you have some spare time try a grid system like bootstrap. When you're done try to customize some existing themes for the CMS of your liking, whenever i'm feeling lazy i just take an existing bootstrap theme for a CMS and start customizing that.