what should I learn?
okay, so I know HTML and CSS. I know how to configure an .htaccess file.
I want to learn more.
What should I learn next in terms of building great websites?
I have some basic coding skills...
Would PHP be the ticket? seems like php is superceding html in some ways.
Perl? I know a little perl but not as it relates to websites, more just processing text files.
pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 18:28 — 21st August 2007.
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Not to turn this into a language war, but I would recommend PHP.
JeevesBond posted this at 00:46 — 22nd August 2007.
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Wow, this is so much up to personal choice! Perl is becoming less popular on the Web, although it's still a great language (but Perl 6 is taking as long as Duke Nukem Forever). PHP is popular, and a reasonable language, but you have to be very careful to secure your scripts.
At first, just hacking some code together is fine, but when you need to make an online site search out some articles on PHP security! Also, PHP5 is becoming mandatory soon so you shouldn't have a problem finding a host that supports it. It's safely getting to the time when you can ignore PHP 4 (finally!) in your scripts.
Ruby on Rails is also a good choice, very solid language and a framework that allows speedy development. Give it a go at least.
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