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So many acronyms --So little time
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So many acronyms --So little time
5:57 PM EDT 8/15/06
I noted in Robin's (new Mod for this forum) introduction that she knows HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, XML, and Javascript. Whew! I am envious.

I'm comfortable with HTML and reasonably so with CSS. Given that I have so little time for self-instruction, which of the others do you think is the next most useful? I've heard that learning PHP opens up a lot of opportunites for creating more dynamic functionality in a website. How hard is it to learn (I know that's so subjective)? Do you know of some good tutorials or books?
Re: So many acronyms --So little time
11:26 AM EDT 8/16/06 as a reply to Betha Gutsche.
You and I sound about the same with our skills and I am curious as well -- PHP sounded like the logical extension to me, but I have also toyed with teaching myself javascript next. I know a bit of XML as well, but have not yet had time for anything else.

And how about AJAX? I am so jealous of those that can create cool mash-ups with AJAX... I want to mash too.
Re: So many acronyms --So little time
2:05 PM EDT 8/16/06 as a reply to Janie Hermann.
I liked learning PHP because you can start doing REALLY cool stuff with very little knowledge. PHP and Javascript are related (both based in the C family of programming languages), so once you've learned one, you've got a head start on learning the other!
Re: So many acronyms --So little time
12:32 PM EDT 8/17/06 as a reply to Robin Hastings.
How did you learn PHP? Is there a good book or a tutorial on the Web?
Re: So many acronyms --So little time
1:41 PM EDT 8/17/06 as a reply to Betha Gutsche.
The "Beginning PHP & MySQL" books (there are several for each version of both PHP and MySQL) are really good, but my most commonly used reference is the PHP site - http://www.php.net. They have some of the best online documentation I've ever seen for a programming language! The books are great to get you started, but the site is just about all you need once you've got the basics down.