Where to start when getting into web application development [closed]

Question

I am looking to get into web application development. I am an undergrad CS major with experience in programming desktop apps, but with only basic knowledge regarding how web apps work. Any suggestions of where to start? Javascript, php, perl, ruby, python? Should I look into frameworks like django, seaside, ruby on rails, etc at first or wait until I am more experienced to use those?

Answer 1

It can certainly be a bit overwhelming with all the technologies and languages available to choose from. JavaScript, JQuery and Ruby on Rails are popular. You can't go wrong by learning those. Definitely good to know the underlying technology though. W3 schools has lots of help on that stuff.

Also, I would check out these SO questions because this gets asked a lot. There are some great responses there.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1114145/getting-started-with-web-development-and-design

Resources for getting started with web development?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/543091/where-to-start-from-in-web-development

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/737719/how-to-get-started-with-web-development