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I think one of the most critical skills for a web designer to know is version control. 'Web designers', by which I assume you mean front-end development; JavaS
by briandoll 17y ago
I think one of the most critical skills for a web designer to know is version control. 'Web designers', by which I assume you mean front-end development; JavaScript, CSS, and integrating UI elements into presentation layer views.
Working with a development team is different than working by yourself. Working with others means collaborating in some systematic way and version control is at the center of that collaboration.
I'd recommend learning how to use git and subversion to get a feel for decentralized and centralized version control systems and familiarize yourself with popular workflows with each.
- TiagoP 17y agothanks for the answer. There's lot of different languages for front-ent development: JQuery, Ajax, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, etc etc... What I would like to know is what languages are really important to master for someone trying to design a website.
- tgerhard 17y agoI'd have to echo the XHTML/CSS suggestion. Becoming proficient in just those two allow you to make robust, accessible sites, limited only by your creativity (and perhaps your client's requests). It might help also to study HTML5. After these, devote some time to JavaScript. With these you'll have a nice little front-end development toolkit.