Where should I begin?

[PixieRae]

I've been designing websites for a little while now and am already fed up with having no control over how they get programmed. I've decided to learn programming myself. I am so overwhelmed by everything I've googled, I don't know where to start. I'm taking evening classes on flash cs3, just bought an actionscript book by colin moock, and work on tutorials whenever I can. So how should I start? HTML? Java? CSS? GoLive? Flash? Dreamweaver? I want to learn the right way so any recommendations as far as books and tutorials would be great!

Thanks!

[Mack]

Start with XHTML controlling it with CSS. Ive posted some threads with some basics here:
http://www.graphic-design-forum.com/...-1-basics.html
http://www.graphic-design-forum.com/...nd-images.html
http://www.graphic-design-forum.com/...ons-forms.html

[rossable]

i don't know of many people who use Java as a primary language anymore... JavaScript is still strong though.

start with The HTML/XHTML and the CSS
after that try some JavaScript and some PHP

[Makapaka]

You can fuse Xhtml with Flash aswell and java. Learn the basics. I know some CSS and action script :)

[Mack]

forget java.

focus on xhtml / css.
work as 3.0 while your doing that.
if you want, learn php and even some javascript if you want.
no java!

[Makapaka]

Learn Visual basics aswell and basic. You may also want to learn XUl and asp. And maybe some php as mack said with some C++ or C#

[rossable]

LUA! - no... actually don't learn Lua.
it's not widely used or supported yet... it's a fun language though.

do some research on what's industry standard and go with that.

[Makapaka]

Combining the fusion of the codes could you to a reasonable result of high-tech knowledge skill level. So I would like to state my opinion and learn C++.

[rossable]

Originally Posted by Makapaka

Combining the fusion of the codes could you to a reasonable result of high-tech knowledge skill level. So I would like to state my opinion and learn C++.

even more suspicious that you are a bot...

besides "the" i'm not sure if there was a non buzzword in that whole thing.

[Makapaka]

Right...I'm also learning the programming aswell. My father is teaching.