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Maybe Microsoft Visual Studio?
> Thanks for the advice, i don't kid myself. I know html isn't a programming > language and i have always wanted to learn C anything but i never knew a good > way to start, i started doing tutorials online one day and then got sidetracked > and never went back. > > You recommend a good program to start with? my issue was there are a million C > compilers out there that i don't know what to use. > > > > Wouldn't really call myself a web developer but i have my fair share of > > > experiance, been doing websites since i was around 12. At one point i did > > basic > > > stuff as a side job but don't do that anymore. I dabble with editing php and > > > such but mostly i only really "know" html. I am about to start my bachelors > > > studies in computer science (at tuiu which there CS major is almost all > > > programming in web style languages and database management to include sql) > so > > i > > > hope to learn a lot > > > > I'm not familiar with the curriculum there, but I can give you some advice on > > what to look out for if you want to get the most of your CS. You probably > > already know this, but here goes. > > > > - HTML and CSS are not "programming languages", but text formatting. Don't let > > your teachers tell you otherwise. Dynamic HTML or AJAX are just fancy words > for > > these two and Javascript. Non-standardization accross browsers is a big WTF so > > you'll need to find ways to make things work the same everywhere (for > > professional web work, at least). > > > > - Try to learn one hard-core language such as C++. Yes I know it's useless for > > web, you don't need to be a master at it, however, the concepts you will learn > > will make it very easy to pick up any other language. JAVA and C# are not bad > > (and good for the resume), but C++ gets you closer to the metal. If it's not > > part of the core curriculum, you can check if there's an elective project. > > > > - SQL is very useful and good for the resume. But be careful that the way of > the > > world it preaches is very different in how you would do things in an > > object-oriented language (C++, Java, C#, Actionscript 3 or Javascript 2+). > Learn > > to be comfortable in both and interfacing them will be a breeze. > > > > - PHP is readily available so easy to play with. Try to get some JSP and ASP > as > > well to make your resume look better (every web technology in major companies > > use at least one of the three). > > > > - Flash/Actionscript/Flex is very fun to hack with, but there's not a big > market > > for it (at least much smaller than C# and definitely JAVA). It's very easy to > > pick up if you know Java and C++ already. > > > > - Most certifications are toilet paper compared to a real BS degree, but they > do > > impress some people. Not worth spending too much money unless you're sure > it'll > > help you in your field. That being said If you can just read a book and take > the > > exam for a few bucks then go for it. > > > > > > > > > > [download a life] > > > > > Just Another Miller > 2E2X1.net > TeamDrunk.net >

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