On the books and programming languages, it's kinda hard to point someone unless they know a bit more of the direction they're taking. Are you wanting to be a designer who can design for the Web? Or a developer? An amalgamation of several fields?
In general, the Zeldman book is a great starting point when it comes to learning how modern pages should be built: "Designing with Web Standards" is like the Bible for those starting out. I've got a first edition & it was invaluable. http://snurl.com/doyki You might also look through the O'Reilly library and see what's available there. There's a discount available for Refresh Austin: http://snurl.com/doyrs I would recommend understanding how HTML, CSS and Javascript operate, even if your focus happens to be something like Flash, or Rails, or design. That way, you have a sense of what the user experiences in the browser. Beyond that will depend on the path you choose. Cheers! Pat On Mar 12, 2009, at 5:33 PM, Mike wrote: > > Thank you all for your insight, its good to know that I'm not the only > one who is still figuring things out. Going back to school has always > been something I never felt 100% sure about and listening to > everyone's trials and tribulations, I don't have to torture myself > with more years of schooling. I think learning the basics and > building on that sounds like a plan to start off with. > > any book suggestions? programming languages to start? > > Mike > > > > > > -- Pat Ramsey Web Design and Accessibilty Specialist [email protected] Code that works… beautifully http://slash25.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
