WebPage Development: Necessary Skillset

[dee-u]

What are the necessary skillset to be able to create a powerful and beautiful webpage? VBScript, JavaScript, Flash, PhotoShop, ASP, PHP, ASP.Net, HTML (of course)?

[Ecniv]

Imagination
Creative Flair (sp?)

The rest you already answered yourself

[Hack]

Imagination
Creative Flair (sp?)

The rest you already answered yourself

100% agree with everything Ecniv said, and he did spell Flair correctly.

Languages you can learn...imagination and creativity is something ya got or you dont got.

[dee-u]

Well, using plain HTML I believe I have made some "beautiful" webpages in college, I was our University's artist for 4 years.

[RobDog888]

Sounds like you may have the "flair". Usually its just a matter of learning the language that you need to get the job done.

[dee-u]

So those things I listed in my original post and "flair" are the ones I need?

[Pino]

What i tend to find is people with the creative skills lack the programming skills and vis-versa.

I myself am better at the programming side of things, and lucky for me I work with a very good designer, I code he designs. have a look at this site below was programmed by me and designed by the other guy (There are Cp on both pages very good stuff)

www.SoNoWhoDoWeVotFor.net
www.CerysMatthews.Info

Pino

[mendhak]

You need HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Oh... has anyone mentioned FLAIR yet?

[mendhak]

http://www.sonowhodowevotfor.net/ <-- did you spell something wrong?

[Pino]

http://www.sonowhodowevotfor.net/ <-- did you spell something wrong?

sorry missed a w

www.SoNowWhoDoWeVoteFor.Net

[mendhak]

OK... you spelt a few thingS wrong... http://www.sonowwhodowevotefor.net/

[Pino]

bah i'm trying to fix a friends Pc at the same time. Not an easy task.

O i forgot to mention, if you are good at design and can code as well..... looking good :0

[mendhak]

Who, me? Thanks. :blushing:

[dee-u]

You need HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

I have run into that CSS but what exactly is it? I had some knowledge in JavaScript but can't I discard it altogether and just use VBScript?

[joefox]

Your css is your cascading style sheet, basicly instead of having each text wrappend in tags, it will convert all your text, headers, etc to what you define in your css.



So, you really dont need a css, but its good to have, that way your site is uniform

[Hack]

I have run into that CSS but what exactly is it? I had some knowledge in JavaScript but can't I discard it altogether and just use VBScript?

Cascading Style Sheet Tutorial

[capsulecorpjx]

What are the necessary skillset to be able to create a powerful and beautiful webpage? VBScript, JavaScript, Flash, PhotoShop, ASP, PHP, ASP.Net, HTML (of course)?

Add SQL and some database knowledge to that, along with how to connect to a database from your web app language.

Also, XML is good.

[Hack]

Add SQL and some database knowledge to that, along with how to connect to a database from your web app language.

Also, XML is good.

XML is more than good...XML is Excellent.

And database knowledge is a must it would seem to me. Good point.

[joefox]

Hack is always right on!
XML is nice!

[dee-u]

Darn, stupid me, could somebody share an insight on what XML (Extensible Mark-up Language) is? Is it some sort of Scripting Language also?

Add SQL and some database knowledge to that, along with how to connect to a database from your web app language

Well, if you are talking about SQL Server then I "know" it already, if it's MySQL then I will learn it too.

[mendhak]

SQL as in the query language used to transact with your databases. Your dbs could be SQL Server, MS Access, MySQL, whatever you want. But for enterprise level apps, and for today's dynamic data-driven websites, learning how to use a database with your application is mandatory.

XML tutorial:
http://www.w3schools.com/xml/

w3Schools is an excellent site for your basic web development skills. I don't like its ASP.NET tutorial though.