What’s Next?

[grindleydesigns]

Hey folks.
First of all, I just wanted to say that this forum/community is fantastic. You all are always willing to help regardless of the person’s skill level. I think that is awesome, and the main reason I’m a daily visitor. I learn something new every day. Ok, now on to my question.

I am still a rookie in the web design/development world. I’m learning as much as I can everyday tackling HTML and CSS. I’m doing pretty well and getting a decent handle on things, but I have been trying to decide what the next step should be after CSS… PHP, JQuery, Javascript? Now, I know this question has been asked before, but I never really heard reasons or arguments as to why someone should choose one or the other. I was just curious what everyone thought on the matter.

Thanks all!

[chrisburton]

That’s tough. Personally, start with javascript then jQuery. But learn the basics of php along the way and really dive into it after you have a good understanding of javascript and jQuery.

[jamygolden]

Hi @grindleydesigns and welcome to the forums =)

My brother asked me the same question today and I recommended learning the basics of php first.

I feel PHP is easiest to grasp. I started with jQuery and I didn’t understand fundamental things such as an if statement. I remember looking for a “jQuery if statement” – which doesn’t exist because this is a “javascript if statement”. So I missed a few steps due to starting off with jQuery. I finally grasped the concept of this once I saw it done in PHP.
PHP and javascript have similar syntax as they are both C languages. The more you learn with one, the better you get with the other — for me at least;

So I suggest starting off with PHP, however, I started off with jQuery — after watching this tutorial https://css-tricks.com/video-screencasts/20-introduction-to-jquery/

[grindleydesigns]

That does make sense. I come from a design background instead of programming, so I’ll be starting from the very basics to say the least! :) Switching gears at 33 years old is a little intimidating, but this is truly what I want to do so I’m willing to do what I have to… I just want to make sure I do it the right way.

Thanks guys for the input.

[grindleydesigns]

While we’re on the subject, does anyone have any suggestions on good learning resources for whichever they think is best to learn next? Remember I’m not from a programming background, so anything geared that way would be great. Thanks again.

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