css, javascript -- where to start? [closed]

Question

I am a C/C++ programmer with more than 10 years of experience. I also know python and perl, but I've never used this languages for a web development.

Now for some reasons I want to move into the web development realm and as part of that transition I have to learn css, javascript, (x)html etc.

So I need an advice for a good sources of information for such topics. For a while I don't want to read lengthy tutorials, I want something quick and dirty, something to start with.

Answer 1

You can learn style and best practices on A List Apart web site.

Answer 2

Since you are an experienced programmer, a good place to start with javascript might be Javascript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford. It is a brief but thorough tour of, well, the best parts of javascript (and pretty much all you'll need for quite a while).

Your approach to CSS and HTML will have to be very different. I suggest trying to make a static site or two, checking reference material if you get stuck. Pick a site that you like, and try recreating the basic layout in HTML. Got the layout? Try making it look pretty. Repeat.