[jQuery] Re: non-programmer
Hello, From my personal experience, I learned basic javascript sometime last year. Then about a month ago a friend showed me this cool thing he found called jQuery. jQuery allowed me to do everything I had learned about javascript with a simple .nameofthing such has .hide() or .animate() which made majority of my javascript obsolete. The upside to having done javascript first was I learned the proper format for creating Functions with parameters and the syntax for if elseif else statements as well as loops ect. But a lot of that is very simple and can be picked up while learning jQuery. I suggest just jumping into jQuery, there are many examples out there and its not too tough. -CodingCyborg On Nov 16, 7:04 am, ncriptide [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been a graphic designer for the past 25 years. Only programming I know is HTML and a little CSS. I'm about to try my hand at learning JavaScript and AJAX . . . . should I learn JavaScript first - and then learn JQuery, or will I be okay just diving into JQuery? Just to let you know - being a designer and working off that side of my brain - I have to tell you - even the most simple programming concepts come hard to me. The books, For Dummies are over my head. . . I tried learning PHP/MySQL . . . had to put it aside for now. Just can't wrap my brain around it. With that said, I am dogged determined to learn all the above, but figure I need JavaScript first. What do you recommend? Dive into JQuery?
[jQuery] Re: non-programmer
Hi ncriptide, take a look at these links, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp maybe useful Diego 2008/11/16 ncriptide [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been a graphic designer for the past 25 years. Only programming I know is HTML and a little CSS. I'm about to try my hand at learning JavaScript and AJAX . . . . should I learn JavaScript first - and then learn JQuery, or will I be okay just diving into JQuery? Just to let you know - being a designer and working off that side of my brain - I have to tell you - even the most simple programming concepts come hard to me. The books, For Dummies are over my head. . . I tried learning PHP/MySQL . . . had to put it aside for now. Just can't wrap my brain around it. With that said, I am dogged determined to learn all the above, but figure I need JavaScript first. What do you recommend? Dive into JQuery?
[jQuery] Re: non-programmer
Starting off with a framework is never a good way to get to learn a technology, even if you start with jQuery you'll still have to learn the JavaScript syntax, built-in functions, and all the rest.. Moreover, there is a basic you have to know before using jQuery because jQuery is not a language itself but just a framework. A framework is only good to extend your knowledge and improve development and not to teach you the basics of a technology. And about PHP, don't let it discourage you, it is incredibly easy to learn and to use as soon as you get the hang of it. It's so easy that even the not-so-brightest think it's simple. Leave MySQL for last, learn the PHP basics first then take the next step. I also suggest you use an IDE (Eclipse, NetBeans, Komodo, etc.) that supports calltips for the built-in functions, this can save you a lot of time at the beginning. -- Isaak Malik Web Developer
