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Posted by Moot on 11/14/06 13:13
lorento wrote:
> Back to topic. Next step, what I think if you want to become competent
> at making websites.
>
> adobe photoshop, flash, asp.net, mssql
>
> --
> http://www.mastervb.net
> http://www.theaussiemap.com
>
> Mason wrote:
> > I've been working to become competent at making websites. My learning path
> > has been:
> >
> > html -> css- > paintshop pro -> javascript -> php/mysql
> >
> > I'm getting somewhat proficient at php/mysql (although I have plenty to
> > learn - I haven't even started on gd library) and want to think about my
> > next step.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> > XML and then AJAX?
> > PERL?
> > Some sort of vector drawing.painting to do logo's etc.?
> >
> > Any advice appreciated.
None of the above. How about "experience"? You say you are learning
all of these tools for web development, but don't mention what real and
practical experience you've had with them. It's one thing to learn how
to use a tool, and it's another thing entirely to have used it in a
real-world situation.
As an example, when talking to a potential employer/client, I could say
that I know Assembly language. After all, I took a couple of classes
back in college where we had to do programming assignments in it. But
the fact that I haven't touched the stuff in years and when I did,
never really did anything of consequence with it, means that I would
get my a** handed to me if someone decided to call me on my claim that
I knew it.
People looking to hire you don't usually care that you know A, B, and
C. They care that with those things, you've done X, Y, and Z, and can
preferably point them somewhere with the proof.
-Moot
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