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jason hoffman
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jason hoffman
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Posted by jason hoffman
jason hoffman
Courses Plus Student 4,956 Points

Need Help Figuring Out Where To Start With Web Technologies

Good Morning,

I'd like help in figuring out what tracks to take. I am a beginner when it comes to the web. My goal in asking this question is to focus my learning. An example, I'd rather not have to learn everything there is about HTML if I don't need too.

Here's what I would like to be able to do. I like to have a smart phone app talk to a web site, and update it with information. An example, would be for a bowler to enter his bowling scores and it would it would publish for all to see in the league and or tournament.

From what I can tell, C# and ASP.NET are places to start.

Jeffrey James
Jeffrey James
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Jeffrey James
Jeffrey James
2,636 Points

It sounds like you should focus on Android Development if you want to build an application. Can you code in any other language yet like python or java? What you're describing is non trivial (very doable, but perhaps not for a beginner).

jason hoffman
jason hoffman
Courses Plus Student 4,956 Points
jason hoffman
jason hoffman
Courses Plus Student 4,956 Points

I am definitely not a beginner, I have the required mechanical keyboard with blank keys to prove it. Kidding aside, I do software work, just nothing related to the web development. I am just largely unfamiliar with which web technologies to learn. Figuring out how to program a smart phone app is the easy part.

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Connor Walker
Connor Walker
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Connor Walker
Connor Walker
17,985 Points

Once you have learned some HTML, CSS and JavaScript, I would recommend moving on to PHP instead of jumping straight in to ASP.Net. PHP is a much more beginner friendly language than C# ASP.NET is and you are going to be able to find a lot more easy to follow guides and tutorials for PHP than c#. Once have have learned a decent amount of PHP you will find that moving over to ASP.NET won't be too difficult because you have already learned the fundamentals with PHP and allot of that will carry over.