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[throese]

What does it take to get a start in that career field?

I know what E-Commerce and OS-Commerce are, I know quite a bit of languages, and I'm always will to learn new things and update/improve what I already know to be compliant with new standards.

[opwuaioc]

Depends on whether you want to do development or design. If design, Adobe Creative Suite is the normative set of programs to use. Learning a database language, like SQL, and Perl or PHP or ASP.NET are helpful for jobs in development.

[throese]

I'm going into the development/programming aspect of websites. Meaning raw code is what I want to work with and will work with. =)

I use Notepad++

[opwuaioc]

Many website are written in PHP/MySQL, but Perl is a strong contender, and PostgreSQL is becoming more popular. XML/SOAP and related technologies are also popular. ASP.NET couldn't hurt.

Of course, HTML/CSS + Javascript is perhaps the most popular for small websites, so something you'll still need if you haven't already. For apps, Java is dear.

[throese]

I'm working on learning PHP and MySQL, but I'll move onto Pearl once I'm done with those two. Can't do ASP.NET because I don't have IIS on Windows 7, but thank you for replying and giving me advice. =)

[opwuaioc]

No problem! These are just a sample of common technologies. There are more, and of course, if you never learn ASP or IIS, you can still get great jobs in web dev. PHP/MySQL/XML is probably your second step after HTML/CSS/Javascript tho.

[throese]

Yeah, I'll go back to learning Javascript once I finish PHP.

I'm certified in HTML 4.0, but I do know how to use XHTML and CSS together. =)

[Alexander]

You're wishing to learn quite a few languages at once.. :P

I'd not recommend moving to PERL unless you're wanting to work with the OS in a context you would with a BASH script. PHP and PERL is overkill as they're somewhat similar in what they can do.

[throese]

Oh, I already know XHTML and CSS. =P
So, just stick with PHP and MySQL and don't worry about PERL?

[opwuaioc]

Yeah, choose one or the other first. PHP and MySQL is more popular than Perl for beginners. It's a great place to start. Sorry if I was confusing, I didn't mean to suggest you do all of them at once! It couldn't hurt to eventually learn more after these though (although I'd recommend Javascript before Perl personally).

Good luck!

[throese]

Thank you for everything! =) I appreciate all of the help.

[zeroradius]

VS should have a pseado IIS built in for testing. PHP is awsome and all but if you want a job i sugest asp.net. I picked PHP and now (in my area at least) there are no php jobs and tons of ASP.net jobs. So keep job outlook in mind before choosing.