Posted by Rik Wasmus on 01/07/08 16:45

On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:31:49 +0100, LayneMitch via WebmasterKB.com
<u39402@uwe> wrote:
> I'm new to the entire web development/database development thing.
>
> I'm just completing the learning process for HTML/CSS. I've discovered
> that I
> want to start a web/database development company sometime in the next 4
> years
> and I'm very dedicated to learning the necessary languages to do so (or
> to
> have a solid foundation).
>
> I know already that I need to get deeper into the PHP's, MYSQL's, and
> other
> database languages.
> My plan is to learn the languages in this order: HTML/CSS, Javascript,
> Actionscript, PHP, MYSQL, ASP or PERL.
>
> I wanted to know your opinions on what languages you think I need to
> have a
> strong foundation. Are the languages that I mentioned above good enough?
> Will
> they be outdated 4-5 years from now? What would the demand be like for
> those
> languages mentioned above 4-5 years from now?

PHP will most likely be alive by than, you say 'ASP', I sincerely hope (if
you want to have something to do with M$) you mean .NET. Perl, despite
it's versatility, seems to be used less and less in websites/online
applications, allthough for shell scripts it's still great. Also look into
JAVA.

> Also, when I say that I want to incorporate database development into my
> company, I also mean real company databases, not just online databases.

The difference being?
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Rik Wasmus

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