Have you looked into PHP. I've been using it with my company for last 1.5 years and has become one of my favorite languages. Pretty easy to pick up if you already know html and some database stuff. It is also used by many websites out there and can be used as for scripting also.
On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:15:48 -0600, Cameron Nikitiuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Was contemplating trying to learn a programming language and Jeff's offer of > books kind of inspired a debate within...what language should I learn? > > I am thinking of something related to web development. Keep in mind I am no > programmer but I have worked a bit with SQL, JavaScript and HTML. I would > eventually like to play with Java but I think that is a far way off yet. I > would like something that ties into databases well, is fairly easy to learn > and develop for and has a good grounding in the industry. If it is open > source so much the better. > > I have talked to a few people and they say perl or python or something > similar is good. But asking someone the best programming language is liking > asking them what the best beer is. > > Any non-biased or "good case for" arguments or ideas anyone would care to > share? You can contact me off list as well at: > cameron dot nikitiuk at shaw dot ca > > Cameron > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
