[thelist] Need advice on where to begin...

This is real good advice from Jorah.

I think I can speak for the majority of people on this list when I say that 
the thing that got us started was curiosity about building the web. 
Hopefully, this curiosity drives people to learn all about how to do it.

When I began I didn't know a single HTML tag, but I spent about 6 months 
just plugging away at building real sites and ended up landing a job. Of 
course it was a little easier at the time, as there were a lot less site 
son the net and a lot less people competing for the web jobs. However, the 
same essential fact is true - the information is all out there, you just 
need to go and grab it with both hands and then apply it to a real website, 
either as a free job for a charity, or a school, or a small local business, 
or for that project of your own you have been dreaming about.

As for where to look, well webmonkey.com has been recommended, but you 
could also take a look at http://www.webdeveloper.com
Then, don't forget to use "view source" on sites that give you inspiration 
- not so much to steal their code, but to be inspired by it and learn by 
example. If you are using a PC and are looking for a great HTML editor that 
will give you the freedom to get into the code, while making life easier 
for you while you are beginning, then you could try 1stPage 2000 from 
http://www.evrsoft.com

Good luck "jerrythepirate" (cool name).


.steve



At 22:21 2000-01-16 -0500, you wrote:
>Go to webmonkey, and don't come out for at least two months.
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>While your brain is in there, try also to find a site of 5-10 pages you can
>work on; charity site or something.  If you have a real-world reason to use
>the stuff you are learning it will all make a lot more sense.
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>Total passionate involvement for 6-8 months, and you will be amazed at what
>you can learn.  There are tons and tons of online sites with extensive
>tutorials.
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>Go to tucows to get free or cheap software; don't worry about buying
>expensive apps for now.
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>-Jorah
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