Archive for the ‘web development’ Category
Here’s the first episode of many to come of my weekly web development tips and tricks YouTube webcast. This week we’ll go through installing your local development and testing environment using MAMP.
http://mamp.info – The main MAMP website
http://tr.im/moa0 – Mirror to the direct MAMP download file
http://panic.com/coda/ – Best web development tool for the Mac (really!)
http://twitter.com/raphaelcaixeta – Follow me on Twitter and ask questions or get personal help from me! Awesome eh?
Duration : 0:7:27
i have no knowledge in web development and programming, but i would like to learn how to do it. i want to know how to build a website that is aesthetic and with some programming in it. For example, shopping cart, member log in page…etc.
There are two ways of making websites:
- The lazy way,
- The professional way.
You can try Dreamweaver: it will allow you to build a (semi-)static site, but you will never learn how to code.
You can try Frontpage or any other "website builder", which are
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), but, again, you will
NEVER learn to code properly.
If you want to get into web development:
- Buy a Domain, (10$/year)
- Rent a LAMP server (50$/year, NO ads!). LAMP: "Linux/unix, Apache, Mysql, Php). Important: any other window based server will cost you at least twice that and will require you to learn a lot about Microsoft.
- Download an FTP program (ie FTP Explorer)
- Download Notepad++ (free)
(http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm)
- Visit www.w3schools.com and start learning HTML, do the examples, experiment.
- Then learn javascript.
- Then try your luck with Php and Mysql.
Within two-three months, you will have your site AND you will have gotten the grip on programming for the web.
ANY other way is the lazy way that leads to "amateur" website
ratings (and makes you one of the millions of "web designers" that can’t finish anything)
You can find some simple HTML, javascript, Php, mysql and even
AJAX at http://www.web2coders.com.
Download all the scripts (all free), and see how they are coded. Upload them to your server and start "changing things around". Some of them are simple and only use HTML and Javascript, others are more complex.
That’s the best way to learn: by examples.
Later on, when you will be fluent in all these languages, you will ask yourself the question: "Since I know Php and Mysql, why the *** should I use Joomla, Miva, Ruby-on-Rails, Dreamweaver, Frontpage (or any other for that matter)????"
Good luck.
If you are running a web development environment on your machine, what do you consider necessities? I am trying to get ideas to add to my machine.
For example: software to check different resolutions (virtual desktop maybe?), different browsers, versions, debuggers, text editors, photo databases, help forums… anything.
i go the simple route most of the time – notepad++, photoshop, IE, Chrome, Firefox
if I am feeling lazy, I’ll use Web3
I also have a specific project that uses wordpress but I usually copy the files contents to notepad++ and work on them there to avoid the extra code generation of the wysiwyg
if I am doing true development along the lines of asp stuff I use visual studio
http://veerle.duoh.com/blog
http://www.dezinerfolio.com/
http://www.tutoogle.com/
http://www.psdtuts.com/
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http://www.layersmagazine.com
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I have work experience in Oracle database development and I am thinking of getting into web development.
Depending on your interests and desire to learn you can go with a few current technologies.
PHP and ASP.NET (C# or VB) are two leading development "platforms" if you’re interested in the programming aspect of Web Development (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_development).
PHP is open-source and free, while .NET is a Microsoft version (though a "free-as-in-beer" version is available – get Visual Web Developer at http://www.asp.net/downloads/).
http://www.php.net
http://www.asp.net
Note that though php is more of a scripting lanuage while .NET aims to be more object oriented, either can be successfully used to make engaging, interactive, and profitable Web sites*.
I know less about JSP, but there’s a primer at: http://www.jsptut.com/.
A great place to start is at W3School (http://w3schools.com/). Take a look at primers for html, xhtml, PHP, and .NET and see which tutorials and syntax appeal to you. If you’re comfortable with databases and structured languages, html should be a breeze for you!
Also it’ll help to figure out or narrow what you want to do with these skills. Do you want to develop some applications for yourself? Start a Web site for a personal business? Perhaps work for someone else in a corporate or small business setting? Depending on scenario, you’ll want to see what technologies are preferred in job postings OR possibly what "hobbyist" developers are up to. Good luck!
*Disclaimer: I’ve worked with various version of ASP.NET at work, but bear no ill will to any development technology!
http://ogsolution.com – In this screencast, I am going to talk about additional skills and knowledge you need after learning HTML and CSS. This is a good conceptual video about what a programming language is and what you need to know in terms of a web developer.
Duration : 0:5:31
Where can I find/buy a database consisting of url, email address and mailing address of web development and web design companies?
http://getafreelnacer.com/ provides free web site design , professional web design, web design company, custom website design, web design an development.
Web-based grayscreen prototypes are much more effective at communicating website structure, content and functionality than sitemaps and wireframes.
Duration : 0:10:42
I work for a 13 man web development company in the Midwest. I was recently moved into marketing under an inept manager. She withholds information and is not a team player. I love the company and the rest of the people I work with and would like to be an asset to the company. I don’t have a lot of experience in marketing… What can I do to drum up business?
Right now I pretty much just attend Chamber of commerce functions and try to utilize my personal network.
There’s a whole bunch of methods you can use. To utilize your network is a good idea. You could create a linkedin.com profile for example, add people there, create on Linkedin a profile of your company. The same thing with Facebook. Also a company corporate blog is a nice idea.
If you need to execute an Internet marketing (SEO) campaign, my company could help you with it – http://www.webtexsolutions.com/
Video recording of the UCLA/R user group meeting of Jan 20, 2010: http://www.meetup.com/LAarea-R-usergroup/calendar/12224944/.
For more details, visit http://www.jeroenooms.com.
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