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Geek Culture / A few Question @ Web Designers/ Makers?

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HowDo
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Posted: 27th Aug 2009 22:58
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Hi

Which forums do you use that you find helpful and how many code languages do you need to know to make web sites/pages.

Also is it selling products or some else that makes you money with a web site.

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Tom J
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Posted: 27th Aug 2009 23:17
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Quote: "how many code languages do you need to know to make web sites/pages."


There is no specific list, but HTML, CSS, PHP and Javascript would be my ones to learn for now, the latter two are if you want to have an interactive site.

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Also is it selling products or some else that makes you money with a web site."


That depends entirely on the site. Some sites make money with advertising revenue, with the site being free to use - while others sell a good/service on the site. Often though it is a mix of both.
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Gamer X
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Posted: 27th Aug 2009 23:31
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I personally know HTML and ASP, but like Tom J said
Quote: "There is no specific list, but HTML, CSS, PHP and Javascript"


You may want to get something like Microsoft Expression Web 2 or Dream Weaver to make web pages.

Quote: "Also is it selling products or some else that makes you money with a web site."


Some people use PayPal business or Google store tools to make a store section for there website, and others either lets ads be placed to earn money (ex. fps-files.com lets google place ads on the site and are paid for when ever people click on those ads.) others just sell either products or offer up there service in things such as modeling, texturing, or scripting.

If you want an alternative from having to write every single bit of code, you might consider a place like www.000webhost.com

"Games should not equal greed, but they should equal joy to those that play them, education for those that don't know they are learning, and hope to those who live stressful lives"
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Phaelax
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Posted: 27th Aug 2009 23:47
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If you don't know why you need a website, then you probably don't need one. Which languages to learn depends on what you want to do. HTML and CSS is the obvious and bare minimum, but you should also learn php or some other dynamic language ontop of a database language. Wouldn't hurt to familiarize yourself with javascript.

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HowDo
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Posted: 28th Aug 2009 00:05
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Thanks for your replies, seem like I am on the right track as a site I have just started viewing is SitePoint.com has too much info but hopefully will make more sense when I know more in time.

Quote: "If you don't know why you need a website, then you probably don't need one."

Very true, however it might be I don't know what could be done yet or need by viewers.

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 28th Aug 2009 20:13
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Forget PHP and javascript...people are now making functional websites with xhtml and css, so learn that then some design theory and you're good. Not rockstar good but good enough so that your site doesn't look late 90's.
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Phaelax
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Good note about the xhtml. The majority of my sites these days I make with doctype "XHTML 1.0 Transitional". There's really very little difference between html and xhtml, just a few extra forward slashes in some tags.

I also find this doctype to produce more predictable display results among multiple browsers.

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HowDo
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Posted: 29th Aug 2009 00:38
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ture doctype doesn't half moan when you forget to change it to frameset when using frames.

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Phaelax
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frames? who uses frames anymore?

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Jeku
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Most big companies use frameworks like Ruby on Rails, CakePHP, Symfony, etc. to manage their web projects. I have moved over to a Senior Web Dev job at Nokia so I have a little more insight than I used to.


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