I'd like to start to learn how to make websites, what programs are necessary?

Question

I know I need:

Adobe Dreamweaver

Adobe Flash Player

Here are is a list of Adobe programs: http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/catalog/software._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_catalog_sl_software_sl_allsoftware_uk.html

Would I need anymore?

I am a complete amateur, I did a bit of programming and creating websites at school for a year, so I know a bit. This will be a hobby of mine and hopefully I'd like to be able to set up my own website one day.

Thanks for the help!

Answer 1

You need only a text editor and a web browser.



If you want to become a really great web author, learn html and css yourself. The programmes like dreamweaver etc. take control away from you and invariably produce unwanted effects that you'll spend ages trying to fix.



There are online tutorials that will teach you everything (and more) that you can do with even the most expensive software, and do it better. W3 schools has step-by-step tutorials to learn html, css and javascript. When you're good at them, you can learn php and sql from the same site. It's all free and they have lots of examples you can edit as you go along.



http://www.w3schools.com/



This decision is a fork in your path, the road you take will determine whether you become really good or plain average. As you say it's a hobby, engage with it and learn it from scratch, you'll really enjoy it. And remember - practice practice and practice!



Good luck!

Answer 2

do not go for flash right now,start with HTML 4,for a week,then start with CSS,then go for HTML 5 with CSS3 and continue with it.

This is all for making basic websites,then if you need some dynamic architecture in it,learn to code in php.



I would suggest you to learn javascript from codeacademy.com and then learn from fourms and other sites to actually code javascript for websites.



there is no actually need of adobe dreamweaver,but if you need your stuff done quickly then only go for it,but I wouould reccomend you to code from scratch in Sublime Text 2 so that you would be fleunt in coding stuff.



If you do not want your work to take a lot of time,go for weebly.com or moonfruit.com,wix.com,yola.com ,my favourite is weebly as there is an option to design my own theme .....



You could start with some CMS(content management system) like wordpress,buddypress,Boonex Dolphin(to make social networking website) ,or any other....



register on 000webhost.com to upload your work for free !



hope this helps :)

Answer 3

Start learning HTML - it's very easy. You can make static website with textboxes, buttons, links, text in different fonts.

You can then learn higher level programming languages like ASP, PHP, etc.



Adobe Dreamweaver is good, but it's paid software. If you want free software, try

CoffeeCup Free HTML editor - http://www.coffeecup.com/free-editor/

or Komodo Edit - http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit



Great site to learn HTML is W3schools - http://w3schools.com/html/default.asp



Great book to begin web design is this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Web-Design-Beginners-JavaScript/dp/1449319270/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&tag=basebal-20&ie=UTF8&qid=1354447876&sr=1-7

It teaches HTML, CSS and JavaScript

- HTML is build webpages

- CSS is to beauty to HTML pages and

- Javascript is used for interactive elements like checking if name entered by user is valid or not.



Adobe Flash Player is used to make online games or interactive ads. You can learn to make them too and embed them to your webpages.



You should also grab some knowledge on Wordpress - http://learn.wordpress.com/

It's web based software, which is installed on web server and is used mostly for building blogs

Answer 4

Go to http://www.brentsfilms.com/



They give professional design sites just for $25! Check them out!



They really are awesome! Also they will help you with any questions that you have