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There's no substitute for doing. http://getfirebug.com/ http://getfirebug.com/ + notepad/gedit/vim + http://www.w3schools.com/ http://www.w3schools.com/ You pro
by keefe 17y ago
There's no substitute for doing. http://getfirebug.com/ http://getfirebug.com/ + notepad/gedit/vim + http://www.w3schools.com/ http://www.w3schools.com/ You probably have picked up the basics of web stuff by osmosis. Javascript is just as much a programming language as any other... copy some javascript into the browser and start messing around, use firebug to see what your experiment gets into different variables at various times. You can arrange your windows so you can see your editor, a tutorial and the browser all at once - fast turnaround time for testing code changes is a cornerstone of effective programming.
- ThinkWriteMute 17y agoIf he's getting into programming I'd suggest nano as your starter text based editor, moving up to vim.
- mastershake 17y agoVIM, do nothing else, master VIM, start there, and solve your frustration. discover how VIM is simply the most efficient time saving conscious enhancing arrow in your quiver. Then write poetry.
- keefe 17y agolol mentioning vim brought more attention than anything else... funny thing is I neither use nor like vim, just still default text editor in my head because so often that's all there is on a box - I prefer eclipse, nano, emacs in that order