Learning the "essential" web2.0 coding languages?

[AnthroAndStargate]

I am interested in "re-learning" how to make websites (I forgot all the HTML I learned back in 97).

I was wondering if those of you who are up to snuff on all the various programming languages needed to make websites/design websites (i.e. CSS,PHP,html?) could point me in the direction of some helpful resources to learn the essential languages.

Debate/advice on what languages are the best is also helpful! I've heard PHP or CSS are the only good ones... any tips?

Thanks!

 

[jjones]

Definately CSS. Php is great but any scripting language will do if you need server side processing. Ajax is also very popular these days, often combined with XML.

 

[jlbenedict]

Here is a good Wiki entry on "Web 2.0"

Web 2.0

 

[clamum]

HTML/XHTML, CSS, PHP or ASP or whatever scripting language, JavaScript.

 

[Drakkon]

Flex/Actionscript 3.0 may be something worth learning - it seems to have evolved to a point where it can really make a big impact on pages and do a lot of things - I'm kinda biased though as I love Flash and some people see it as a bane to web programming

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: jjones
Ajax is also very popular these days, often combined with XML.

AJAX is an acronym that stands for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML" so its not really AJAX if you don't use XML in some way

...and knowing is half the battle... GI JOE!

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: jjones
Ajax is also very popular these days, often combined with XML.

AJAX is an acronym that stands for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML" so its not really AJAX if you don't use XML in some way

...and knowing is half the battle... GI JOE!

Beat me to it :thumbsup:

 

[GimpyFuzznut]

Ruby on Rails seems very interesting and easy.

 

[aceO07]

If you forgot all your HTML, then you should relearn the basics of HTML first. HTML, CSS and javascript. You can pick whichever server side scripting language you want.

 

[Schnieds]

Originally posted by: aceO07
If you forgot all your HTML, then you should relearn the basics of HTML first. HTML, CSS and javascript. You can pick whichever server side scripting language you want.

This is excellent advice.

When you get the basics down, I highly recommend you check out ASP.NET for your server scripting technology.

You can download the IDE free here:
http://www.asp.net/downloads/essential.aspx?tabid=62

And then get tons of great free training here:
http://www.asp.net/learn/videos/default.aspx?tabid=63

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: jjones
Ajax is also very popular these days, often combined with XML.

AJAX is an acronym that stands for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML" so its not really AJAX if you don't use XML in some way

...and knowing is half the battle... GI JOE!

Well, that's not entirely true. Ajax does not strictly use XML. I've been messing around with a couple of applications that don't use any XML at all. While I am using the XMLHttpRequest object, the returned data is from the db and is formatted as plain text. I haven't put much time into Ajax yet but I've seen other applications of it that don't use any XML either.