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Guys, i am a recruiter for gaming but besides that i have a huge interest in learning to code.
I have no clue but would love to find a free resource that i could mess around with in the evenings… my goal would be to get good enough to do some basis web design for myself.. more as a pass time
I am currently designing a functional spec for a Web application I am looking to develop (i.e. ultimately with a developer) but I hate being clueless and would love to be able to add something when development does start.. plus i am in rthe process of reading the Facebook effect which is making me itchy to learn!!
OK so sorry about all the rambling but 2 questions
1. Is there good free online resources for complete novices? and
2. What language should I start with to get the basics (can’t even do HTML but i think I get the concept!!)Would really appreciate your feedback
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my goal would be to get good enough to do some basis web design for myself.. more as a pass time
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Web design and obviously " Web development", i should have said
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I can’t believe 86 people have viewed this and aren’t prepared to give me some advice… Thanks I guess…. I’ll figure it out :oops:
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Try the programming section, you may have better luck there?
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Not completely sure what to advise I’m afraid.
I did some web work back in uni, but I wouldn’t know the best places to look for tutorials on the web, but that is exactly what I would do. Start with the web, just google and find a tutorial site that you feel comfortable with, some will be good, some bad, but I can’t point you to a good one I’m afraid.
Start with HTML, should be pretty simple and upgrade so you are talking about using CSS and stylesheets ( pretty much the standard today ).
After that, its all down to what you want to develop. PHP, Python, Javascript are things you might want to look at, some SQL for database queries if thats what you need.1) Yes, there are free online resources. Google is your best friend
2) HTML / CSS…then go on to the scripting side of things.Sorry, can’t be more help, it’s been a while since I’d done any web based stuff.
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Try the programming section, you may have better luck there?[/quote:8989b6dbd6]
Cheers i had a quick look but thought my questions might be a bit basic for a site like this. I will look again…
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Omen, Thanks for that, I’ll have a route around and see what I can find. If I come across any very good tutorials i will post about it… i am hoping I am a natural as I’d hate to find learning it it very difficult!!
thanks again
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i don’t know if you’ve seen it already but just in case, try http://www.w3schools.com
It’s pretty good for tutorials including areas to type in code to see it’s effects
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i don’t know if you’ve seen it already but just in case, try http://www.w3schools.com
It’s pretty good for tutorials including areas to type in code to see it’s effects[/quote:49579fef66]
just had a look at it now… looks good. I will give it a try out tonight as I should be doing other stuff now…
Does the path to learning a programming language i.e. for software development, start with HTML also??
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ehhhh don’t know if it’s EXACTLY like that but the principles behind both are the same. you learn to create and manipulate elements which make up your application or web page. If you were to fully understand HTML then learning another programming language would definitely be easier, but thats more dependent on you understanding the theories behind why you use different HTML codes as opposed to learning just what you need to create what you want in HTML……if that makes sense?
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ehhhh don’t know if it’s EXACTLY like that but the principles behind both are the same. you learn to create and manipulate elements which make up your application or web page. If you were to fully understand HTML then learning another programming language would definitely be easier, but thats more dependent on you understanding the theories behind why you use different HTML codes as opposed to learning just what you need to create what you want in HTML……if that makes sense?[/quote:408abddecb]
Yep it makes sense alright…unfortunately – i’m guessing this isn’t going to be as easy as i had hoped :wink:
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All HTML is going to give you is content and layout really.
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I didn’t reply because I’m not a coder and its 10+ yrs since I did any html.
In web browsers I ‘view page source’ sometimes :p
However….and I dont think this is what you are after (!) but this ‘LUA for beginners’ series of tutorials is good to get to know some of the basic concepts (variables, functions, tables etc..) which is what one would use for games scripting.
LUA, from what I gather is like a simple version of C (coders – is that accurate?)
http://lua.gts-stolberg.de/en/index.php
So in conclusion, ignore this post but it might be handy for level designers!
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Maybe get a version of dreamweaver, create some layouts, embed some images etc.. and then view the html source to help learn what it is doing?
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LUA, from what I gather is like a simple version of C (coders – is that accurate?)
[/quote:14a3ed49dd]Most programming languages will have things like variables, functions and tables. The difference between LUA and C for example is that LUA is primarily a scripting language which GENERALLY will easier to learn than your building blocks type language such as C or Java. If I was learning from scratch, I’d probably learn C first, but thats slightly biased. LUA WILL be easier to learn and will certainly do a huge amount, but will not give you the same level of control as C or C++ when it comes to the nitty gritty.
At this stage we’re getting into very theoretical territory so I’ll stop. But if I can help, drop me a line!
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Cheers for the offer – I’ll keep it in mind when I need assistance!
I’m doing more visual scripty stuff atm, I must say though my skills are better suited to the artsy side of things :)
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However….and I dont think this is what you are after (!) but this ‘LUA for beginners’ series of tutorials is good to get to know some of the basic concepts (variables, functions, tables etc..) which is what one would use for games scripting.
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Thanks Kyotokid, Yep don’t know should I look at Lua or C. my personal project isn’t game related so not sure whether Lua is the right thing. i think I need to sit down with a developer and bend their ear for an hour :)
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Cheers redXVI
I might send you a quick PM next week if that’s ok – don’t want to waste your time trying to explain something which i am sure i can research somewhere – Nice weekend all!!! 5 hours to pints of guinness :lol:
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