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Originally posted by binaryfusion87
Buy a book. I find it much easier to learn when I have the book in front of me, instead of having to switch windows constantly when you want to try something.

Or, buy a new/extra monitor. That way you won't have to switch screens, instead, you simply turn you head instead of having to look at your lap. ::rolleyes

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Religion is like communism. It only works in theory.

I started out a few years ago by just viewing other people's source. By no means just copy and paste the code, but, other source is a great way to learn simply because you can see what everything is doing when and why it's happening. I know I could have never learned the basics of PHP without previewing other source, so yeah.... i recommend viewing sample scripts at some popular script sites like:

www.hotscripts.com - html, php, mysql, java, javascript, etc.
www.scriptsearch.com - html, php, mysql, java, javascript, etc.
www.vbcode.com - visual basic, activex, api, etc.

other people may not agree with this, but it helped me.

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Anybody know of a good website to learn layout design using divs and css. I am working on a simple tabless layout and divs are giving me a hard time :/

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~rovman

The W3c schools has try it yourself tutorials where you can actually code CSS or HTML and click a button and see your results. Throw your WYSIWYG editor into your trash and actually learn the code. Notepad, BBEdit or some similar text editor is a much better way to learn. You also get better results.

MNS

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The more you know, the less you need. .:M:N:S:.

I find it hard enough to get divs to go where i want them using a WYSIWYG editor. I cant imagine how hard it would be to do it in notepad :/ I use Dreamweaver mx mainly, but i do use the code view and regularly check design view to see what damage i've done.

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~rovman

WYSIWYG editors are not so bad. When I use to code professionally about 2 years ago I found that dreamweaver and frontpage came in handly alot of the times because of the quick turn-around times, as opposed to manual coding. Depends on what you're trying to do i guess.

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Code prfessionally? At age 16 and really have it together? What kind of code? I am curious. I have seen some teenagers thatcan do a good job at coding but anyone that advocates the use of Front Page is definitely not a professional in any sense of the word.....LOL

MNS

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The more you know, the less you need. .:M:N:S:.

http://www.webmonkey.com

Not the best, but really good.

I worked at a design consulting firm for 2 years, doing basic web and graphic design. Nothing that involved php or mysql, or any kind of backend work cause at the time I didn't know it, and they didn't need anything like that. But when you code in an office environment you have deadlines, and whatever makes the job faster is usually better. And yes, professional coders do use frontpage and dreamweaver... most webmasters that are employed at a design firm aren't gonna whip out notepad and start coding, sorry it just doesn't work that way. And I'm not 16, I'm 20.

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www.htmlgoodies.com is the best HTML teaching site i've seen so far. it taught me in less than a week. and i go back there all the time for reference.

but yeah, after you get the general idea of HTML, you can download Dreamweaver to help you out and stuff. it's pretty cool.

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"Not everyone has a sob story, and even if they do, it's no excuse."
i don't even own a tv.