Umm, like languages?
HTML
PHP
MYSQL
CSS
jQuery - to get fancy

@GamerTechz
You forgot the most important language... C++.
OP: Start there and then you will see how every language is based off of it.

Logs wrote @GamerTechz
You forgot the most important language... C++.
OP: Start there and then you will see how every language is based off of it.

Of course, because C++ is the most important language for making websites...

Logs wrote @GamerTechz
You forgot the most important language... C++.
OP: Start there and then you will see how every language is based off of it.

Please just stop now before you embarrass yourself further.

lee74saurusr3x wrote

Logs wrote @GamerTechz
You forgot the most important language... C++.
OP: Start there and then you will see how every language is based off of it.

Please just stop now before you embarrass yourself further.

Lol i think he just meant, c++ is a good language to learn programming from then move onto web development. But either way that would be a stupid thing to do regardless.

:facepalm:

Basics/core languages:
HTML (Structuring your site)
CSS (Formatting your sites)

These two languages are fundamental when learning web development. You simply cannot be a web developer without knowing them. No work arounds, though, there are a few different variations of the languages. For example, there's HTML strict, traditional, xHTML, and more. Most have settled with HTML5 though, since it introduced a lot of new features that make sites compatible on multiple platforms.

CSS also has SASS (I don't know much about this, yet).

Intermediate:

JavaScript (adding interaction)
JQuery (Sort of like an API for JavaScript. It includes pre-written code to make your JavaScript more compatible).

To begin, JavaScript is not the same as Java. JavaScript adds interaction to the site. Such as making forms function, adding effects to navigation bars, slide shows, etc. It started as just a language for making special effeects, such as sparkles following your mouse pointer. JavaScript is also responsible for making hover effects on elements, but CSS3 introduced some new features that allow you to use CSS for that. All in all, JavaScript isn't completely necessary for making sites. But, without it, you'll have a pretty dull site that doesn't allow user interaction, which would be quite dull.

Advanced:

PHP
MYSQL
Ruby
Python
Java
..The list goes on

These are true programming languages. If you don't plan on doing back-end web development, then they aren't that important to you, but having some understanding would help. These languages are things that power activity in this forum for example. They communicate with the server, sending data back and forth. PHP is quite popular, but is considered a bit of an unstable language, but can be quite a pay off if you master it. For example, it powers sites like Facebook and I believe Twitter. An example of a PHP function would be the constant refreshing your Facebook homepage does behind the scenes, making new posts appear instantly in your feed.

Java isn't as popular as it once was. It use to run Java Applets and servlets in the browser, but JavaScript has sort of replaced that. I have seen that Java is massively used in enterprise though, since it has the largest and most stable library.

Hopefully this helps!

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Also try some books from Wiley Publishing... Simply amazing. I've learned so much in a few months, and plan to be way ahead of the game going into college next year.