Comments on: 5 key skills of a successful web application developer

By: Trebla

Trebla — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:26:38 +0000

I completely agree with this list. I have recently decided to Do websites/ applications for a living in line with the economic crazies, I picked Drupal as my weapon of choice and started selling cheap 5 page vanilla sites with a custom theme from artisteer for just under 200 dollars. After 3 sites i find out that i can move no futher without returning to the foundational knowledge……w3schools.com is making all the difference to me i am doing a self study that should get me at least up to par on html,css,xml,javascript and, sql……everyone needing some quick pointers should do same. its free.

By: Cab.consumer

Cab.consumer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:09:43 +0000

Yes! This article makes a lot of sense to me. I am a web developer of approximately 2 years experience, and I have dipped into all of these technologies (learning ASP.NET over PHP because my company demands it), and I am only beginning with javascript.

It’s good to read what I have suspected for a while. I need to have a good grounding and understanding in all five technologies to be more than an amateur with a frown on my face.

And yes, the javascript frameworks are the way to go… you learn HTML, you learn CSS, easy easy, even .NET can be simple-ish… but then javascript appears, and =gulp=…. it’s not so easy.

By: josef

josef — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:34:57 +0000

who is this guy that is talking what he doesn’t know. dude, you don’t have to come here and blah about the languages you are familiar with or know.
try and learn java you will understand…more on the power of JSF , oracle Adf, etc even >Net is cool too.
PHP is cool but it’s not the ultimate..get it dude!
it has to depend on the project and the individual developing the application…
shout out to all real developers out there…..

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By: kiran

kiran — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:48:33 +0000

@Anon, Head First HTML and CSS is very good source if u are a beginner. +1 for w3schools.

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By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:14:17 +0000

@Anon- It’s impossible HTML, CSS, JS, etc. from one source. Practice and application is the best way to master pretty much anything, especially programming and markup languages. But, if you’re looking for the basics, go to http://www.w3schools.com/

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:30:18 +0000

@Amit,
So, again, I ask…where’s a web dev to go to become an expert on these (particularly HTML, but CSS is also problematic).

By: Amit Kumar Singh

Amit Kumar Singh — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:16:06 +0000

@jimmy, XML may be important but we usually use parse an xml file an d for that library functions are their in server side language or create an XML for a service like rss, for which also you find a function and/or wrapper class that will do the job, also most people use AJAH then AJAX anyways.

@Anon, just to answer your question sitepoint’s html reference section is good enough to start, but you know what just knowing the tags will not be enough, you should know why to use them and when to use them.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:58:53 +0000

Ok, so then what book will make one an expert in HTML quickly? I simply can’t stomach reading a 200 page tome on HTML when I have 10 years of using it under my belt. Is there a terse guide?