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I am completley new to all this, and I'm after a bit of advice... can anyone help pls?! I am sooooo very confused...
I want to be able to write an in-house IT system for a small retail business. I think I mainly want to import/export files, manage stock & orders, basic finance, etc
I have no experience in IT/programming, after searching the internet I have no idea what I need to learn, there are so many different languages etc - can anyone offer me advice on where to start... I dont particually want a career or 'proper' certification, just to be able to service myself...any advice you can offer would be great, Thanks.
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Posted 27 August 2009 - 05:25 AM
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Moved to the General Programming Section.
Do you want this application to be a desktop application or a web-based application (in the browser)?
Do you want this application to be a desktop application or a web-based application (in the browser)?
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Posted 27 August 2009 - 05:28 AM
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Thanks, Web based I think... What are advantages of desktop?
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Posted 27 August 2009 - 05:50 AM
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Desktop can be a little easier to get a nice look. A RAD language like Visual Basic or Lazarus can let you get something up and running pretty quickly without having to figure out the HTML to make it look the way you want.
You've actually listed three things that are different "tasks", but are somewhat related. You'll probably need a database (MySQL would work) to store the information. Fair warning: this sounds like something that could get complicated fairly quickly.
You've actually listed three things that are different "tasks", but are somewhat related. You'll probably need a database (MySQL would work) to store the information. Fair warning: this sounds like something that could get complicated fairly quickly.
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Posted 27 August 2009 - 06:51 AM
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It does sound very complicated for a beginner. I recommend learning/using ASP.NET, PHP or Ruby for web development. You'll also have to know HTML and it wouldn't hurt to learn CSS and JavaScript. As WP stated, you'll probably want to use a Database so be prepared to learn SQL.
