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[AgnesB]

Hi all,
I am a middle-age housewife who got interested in the new internet and mobile trends. I have some experience using CSS and HTML but know virtually nothing about programming. Someone told me I should start with Python, which is the easiest language to pick up. I am also starting to explore Drupal in building websites. Am I getting too crazy for a middle-age housewife? :c-grin:
So, as you can see, this forum is very valuable to me and I can use all the help I can get.

Thank you very much.

Agnes

[WingedPanther]

You're not crazy, just learning :) Welcome aboard!

[Alexander]

Hello Agnes, Python is what new programmers are often referred to as it is a language where working with mathematics, arrays, input from the user are all simplified. There is a nice list of tutorials/books for non-programmers looking to learn Python here: BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers - PythonInfo Wiki

A python script can look like this (note formatting is important in this language):

def Convert_to_C(x):            #convert F to C
        x = (x-32)*5/9
        return x
    
def Convert_to_F(x):            #convert C to F
        x = (x*9/5)+32
        return x

print("The temperature of water's boiling point in Fahrenheit is %d degrees" % Convert_to_F(100))

As for PHP -- Drupal is a good choice for a content management system (CMS) but is often too big to use for smaller things, there are options such as Wordpress for simple websites, it as well supports blogging, there are plenty of CMS to explore, feel free to look through different ones to see if they have the features you want.

Hope this helps!

[AgnesB]

Thank you very much. I am studying the Python documentation and doing little exercises given to me by my husband (he's a coder ... a real one ... LOL!). We are planning to start our own company and actually he's the one really using Drupal to build the website; I learn to use it because hopefully I would be the one doing the theming, the administration and maintenance ... at least helping with some of the workload.
I have already explored the Marketing section and learn quite a lot about promoting a website. This is a great community!

[Alexander]

It is great your husband can help you with a lot of the silly questions, because programming is always full of crazy problems on seemingly correct code. I wish you good luck in working with your own company :)