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I often wish I was 10-15 years younger, so that I would have learned the basics of web-design as part of my education. I'm not sure why, but I've always been intimidated by learning HTML, Java, Flash/Actionscript... etc.
Now, on top of the intimidation factor, I find it hard to find the time to dive into it and learn (with family, work, and all that).
Any suggestions/advice?- If you’d learned it at school, you’d probably be doing it wrong and hating it anyway.MrOneHundred
- Let me do it?Jaline
- WATCH YOURSELF, MR100Jaline
- To be honest, I learned a lot of stuff by doing it on my own for 5+ years. But I'm going to school now, and I'm learning a lotJaline
- of things I wouldn't have thought of before if it weren't for the specific school environment and the standards.Jaline
- Maybe set a side a night in the week to do some exploration. Or if time allows more.canuck
- Hahaha - you're probably right, Chris. I never thought of it like that. And you guys are right -NotByHand
- I just need to set some aside and dive in. A night a week is a good idea.NotByHand
- I meant high-school-school, Jaline, not big school. ;-)MrOneHundred
- Start by building your online portfolio maybe? Gives you a purpose and a something to work towards,canuck
- What canuck said. Start off slow. It may be frustrating, because you want to learn everything at the same time.Jaline
- I see, Mr100.Jaline
- I've designed several sites over the years, but have always worked with somebody to code it.NotByHand
- Which unfortunately also has become a convenient 'out' for me as far as learning code myself.NotByHand
- I'm not looking to become 'great' either... just basic stuff. Just the ability to do fairly simple sites and such.NotByHand
- Shouldn't take too long, actually. One day a week for a few hours is good for now.Jaline
- Cool. Appreciate the advice, guys. Prepare to bombarded with stupid questions :)NotByHand