How long will it take me to learn to make web apps with html5?

Question

Of course, "it all depends" - you will say, so here are the factors:
- my current level of programing skills: pretty much non-existent.
- my intelligence: i'm definitely not a stupid person. was best in my introductory programming classes in college. granted, of course, no one was a CS major.
- complexity of apps I have in mind: E.g. An app that asks you questions to determine your current situation, and then based on that gives you recommendations on what you should do about a girl you like. Moreover, it remembers the information (so I would also need to learn databases I'm assuming), and next time you log in, you are where you left off.

So my question, specifically, is: how many weeks/months before I can do stuff like this, assuming I spend 5 hrs/day learning? I've read that if it was iOS app, then it would be extremely difficult for a beginner, but web apps are a lot different, right?

Answer 1

Firstly, you'd need more than HTML for this. You'd also need to know CSS, which comes hand in hand with HTML, and PHP. The PHP is the part which will do the calculations, processing, and data handling. It'll interface with your server, database, and users, before outputting HTML to the client browsers.



For what you're looking at, you'd need something of an in depth knowledge of PHP, as well as HTML and CSS for the design. If you put your mind to it, then you'd probably be able to get your head around the basics of the processing system in a year. The more complex you want it, the more experience and knowledge you'll need.



All that said, it took me around 3 years to learn the ins and outs of HTML and CSS before moving on to PHP, and complex javascript. I wasn't training intensively, but I was putting quite a bit of time and effort into it. It's not going to be fast or easy, but you can do it if you want to.



I hope this helps.

Answer 2

The basic principles of programming always apply, regardless of the language. I haven't coded in Objective C yet, but there are frameworks like phonegap which allow you to turn a web app into an iOS app.



Note that HTML5 is only a small part, you need mostly Javascript and PHP (or another server-side scripting language) to do this.



If you don't know much about programming, why don't you start here:

http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/javascript



If you do keep at it 5hrs/day, you should relatively quickly get to the point where you either succeed or realize it's not for you.

Answer 3

How Long To Learn Html5

Answer 4

Software development is broader and more profitable than web design or development.