Name: Anonymous 2010-07-20 22:17
I am a budding Computer Science major who has just finished his first year at the local college. I have completed all the university-transferable introductory language courses offered (C++ and Java). Never mind the language choice, I wasn't taught anything beyond, "This is your input. This is your output. This is your class. This is your ENTERPRISE-level single-purpose line-saving enhanced
My mother, who is paying my way through college, is expecting to see returns. She has asked me to create a website for her start-up business. Of course I don't know how to do that.
And this, dear /prog/, is why I need your assistance. If you could just be my guiding hand here and point out books, websites, good languages to start in, software, anything a novice web designer might find useful.
Yes, I have read my SICP.
No, I only understood about a quarter of it.
Yes, of course I'm going to read it again, but at the moment I must place priority on the material world.
And for the trolls, I do intend on taking everything said in this thread seriously, so please refrain from "trolling" as I will no doubt end up believing it.
for loop."My mother, who is paying my way through college, is expecting to see returns. She has asked me to create a website for her start-up business. Of course I don't know how to do that.
And this, dear /prog/, is why I need your assistance. If you could just be my guiding hand here and point out books, websites, good languages to start in, software, anything a novice web designer might find useful.
Yes, I have read my SICP.
No, I only understood about a quarter of it.
Yes, of course I'm going to read it again, but at the moment I must place priority on the material world.
And for the trolls, I do intend on taking everything said in this thread seriously, so please refrain from "trolling" as I will no doubt end up believing it.