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- mathinc
Hallo,
So I've decided that it's time to learn some more about web development. I'm pretty proficient with AS3 but that's about all. I understand OOP and frameworks and such, but I don't know a lick about html, css or javascript. Ideally I want to learn about some of the javascript animation frameworks and honestly, I have no idea where to begin.
I bought a few books.
JavaScript the Definitive Guide: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product…
CSS the Definitive Guide: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product…
HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product…
So I guess my question is.. do any of you have suggestions on where I can go to get a good base knowledge of tying all of these together? I'm guessing that the books will teach each subject individually. Is Lynda.com a good resource for this kind of thing? I honestly find that site a bit lacking when it comes to Actionscript. Or are there some good community sites I should join?
Thanks!
- jamble0
Not a huge amount of stuff but some decent little tuts to get you started on XHTML/CSS. http://net.tutsplus.com/category…
- uan0
and you need some layouts to start translating into webcode, what devs do
- mathinc0
Awesome, thanks d_rek and jamble. Both those sites look like great starts!
Before I step into the unknown, would you say that learning html, css, and js are harder than Actionscript? As far as I can tell js looks a lot like AS, but I'm sure that's due to them both being based on ECMAScript.
- bort0
If you understand AS and OOP, html, css and js will be a breeze.
- ukit0
For me the best way to learn was always to dive right in. With JQuery stuff it's so easy to just cut and paste code and then modify it to get what you want. I was also focused on design and Flash and I picked up a lot of this stuff really quick. Once you just a sense of the basics you can sit down and go line by line through the reference material.
- bort0
The biggest obstacle will probably be browser bugs.
- ukit0
What I would do, these days, is start from a solid CSS framework like the 960 grid system. You solve a lot of your problems right there in terms of browser bugs and best practices. Try moving from one of those frameworks to a custom design. Then practice adding in pieces of code like the JQuery UI widgets or dropdown nav, etc. Once you do that I think you'll have a pretty good idea of how it all fits together.
- mathinc0
Wow awesome. I guess since it took me a while to really understand AS I assumed that other languages were as tough. Thanks for all of your help! :)
- acescence0
javascript is largely the same as as3, both ecmascript
- ********0
Unless you're going to do something revolutionary, you wont need JavaScript.
I've been doing web for about 10 years and everything I'd write in JS has been done before. Just play around with jQuery once you have a solid understanding of HTML/CSS.