   web creating tools
  I want to learn  a little bit of web programming (besides all of C++ etc.) so, I would be able to creat my own website and I want to get some kind of web design tool for doing what.. I heard where are dreamweaver, adobe GoLive and etc.What tool I should choose?And one more offtopic question.. Does I need to have good skills in arts to program and design web sites?   
Quote:Original post by kaktusas2598I want to learn  a little bit of web programming (besides all of C++ etc.) so, I would be able to creat my own website and I want to get some kind of web design tool for doing what.. I heard where are dreamweaver, adobe GoLive and etc.What tool I should choose?This question has been asked about a billion times all over the WWW already. Here's a hint: Try it out. Before you even know your requirements, neither we nor anyone else will be able to say what you need. It's like walking into a pharmacy and asking "What medication should I choose?"Quote:And one more offtopic question.. Does I need to have good skills in arts to program and design web sites?You should be able to come up with an answer by yourself, if you try hard enough.;  Well, what are your requirements? Are you going to use flash? php? ASP? ASP.NET? Databases?Do you need a fancy page or a working page?What is your targeted audience? Advertising for your game? internal use? Distribution of information?Do you need an interactive web 2.X page or just some static html text page?   ;Quote:Original post by GWDevWell, what are your requirements? Are you going to use flash? php? ASP? ASP.NET? Databases?Do you need a fancy page or a working page?What is your targeted audience? Advertising for your game? internal use? Distribution of information?Do you need an interactive web 2.X page or just some static html text page? i want creat page with some fancy elements :) such asanimation, colorful palette etc. but I dont wanna creat ultra cool page..I think I will use PHP and it the page will be about my programming path :0   ;  A good starting point would be to learn some CSS, HTML (there's not so much to learn) and PHP. Maybe a template engine like smarty or write your own.PHP, HTML, CSS: You would need a good editor for this. I use UE, but you can find really good ones that are free. Graphic: And a tool for your graphics. Use something you like. It doesn't have to be Photoshop. Paint.net or something like that should be enough to start.Animations: That depends on what you mean with animations. Gifs? Flash? Silverlight?And install a apache on your development computer.   ;Quote:Original post by GWDevAnimations: That depends on what you mean with animations. Gifs? Flash? Silverlight?And install a apache on your development computer.For animations I think flash cause its so popular,and what is what apache?   ;  Apache is a webserver. A webserver is a software that manages the client requests (in this case mostly browser) and sends the content (in this case mostly websites) to them.To have one running on your local machine means, you can develop and test everything offline on your computer and do not have to upload everything all the time on a Server (assuming you need a hoster to run a website).XAMPP tries to have one simple install for a complete apache with mysql, php and some stuff you won't need.I don't use flash, so i cannot help you there, but i think there are not many ways around adobe flash. Maybe someone confirm or correct this?   ;Quote:Original post by GWDevApache is a webserver. A webserver is a software that manages the client requests (in this case mostly browser) and sends the content (in this case mostly websites) to them.To have one running on your local machine means, you can develop and test everything offline on your computer and do not have to upload everything all the time on a Server (assuming you need a hoster to run a website).So if I'll download apache I won't need to pay money for my site upkeep in www?;  If you have a computer that could run 24/7 (or as long a you want the website online) you could do that.You would need a static IP or some service like dyndns.org (.com?), it's a free service. But remember that you would need to keep the software up to date on your own and that you would need to pay for electric power (and internet connection). So usually it is cheaper if you simply use a webhoster. And if you need a first level domain (www.yourname.com /de /org /li /net usw.) you would have to pay for the domain. You can get adresses like yourname.somecompany.xyz oder www.somecompany.xyz/whatever/your_account/ for free.Of course this only works as long your site is not extremly popular. Your computer at home and your internet connection can only handly a limited number of visitors at once.   ;  Ok, my PC and Internet are not very fast (only for now) so i think for now Im gonna buy domain :)   