Administrators Tony Posted February 14, 2012 Administrators Posted February 14, 2012 To me there is nothing more frustrating that trying to find good, CURRENT(up to date) tutorials that actually still apply to the things that I am trying to accomplish. Just the other day I was working on another one of my project sites and came across a site that I've already shared with several people. http://tutorialzine.com/ I have nothing but good things to say about that site. It's full of good content, and covers a wide variety of topics. Quote
DarkGizmo Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 I personally never heard of that site but will definitely check it out. I've used sites like: htmlgoodies.com http://w3schools.com I'll have to check out Tutorialzine though. Seems like an interesting site to learn some new stuff. Quote
Talk Tech News Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 I think that w3schools is a great site and should be on everyone's list of sites to look to for content that is current and relevant to today Quote
Administrators Tony Posted February 19, 2012 Author Administrators Posted February 19, 2012 I think that w3schools is a great site and should be on everyone's list of sites to look to for content that is current and relevant to today I've been using w3schools for years now as well... They are good for a quick reference, but I've found that if I need good examples or a more detailed explanation, I have to look elsewhere Quote
DarkGizmo Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 I've been using w3schools for years now as well... They are good for a quick reference, but I've found that if I need good examples or a more detailed explanation, I have to look elsewhere I get that feeling too. They are a great quick reference guide but nowadays it seems like if you really want to learn a language you'd be better off picking up a book by Sams or something. Quote
Talk Tech News Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 I do enjoy reading textbooks about languages as well. Quote
wonderzz Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 That is a great link Tony. I'm new to this and maybe that site will help me out when I have any questions on how to do things, thanks. Quote
Shole Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 w3school is probably the best site out there to help you get into coding. I used it, and still am using it for all the needs I have and all the questions I need an answer to Quote
Administrators Tony Posted February 21, 2012 Author Administrators Posted February 21, 2012 I do enjoy reading textbooks about languages as well. Agreed... I've added a few books to my kindle and end up bouncing back and forth between books, but eventually getting one under my belt. Having said that... the best teacher is EXPERIENCE.. Just start coding if you want to learn how to code Quote
W00t Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 I'd recommend book learning for programming, as it forces you to actually type the example programs rather than copy and paste, which helps you learn. Also, as Tony stated, the best way to learn is to pick a project, then learn how to make it yourself. This doesn't mean go on some site and copy something down, it means look up functions that are pre-made to do what you need done, and use them. Quote
Talk Tech News Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Actually doing it is certainly the best way. Quote
Talk Tech News Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 I'd recommend book learning for programming, as it forces you to actually type the example programs rather than copy and paste, which helps you learn. Also, as Tony stated, the best way to learn is to pick a project, then learn how to make it yourself. This doesn't mean go on some site and copy something down, it means look up functions that are pre-made to do what you need done, and use them. This could be seen as one of the few advantages over the electronics methods available. Quote
bryce12 Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 I have been using these two sites to learn more about web designing and programming for years http://www.webmonkey.com http://www.dynamicdrive.com I agree that W3Schools is a good starting point for simple questions but they do not provide detailed explaintaion or examples in most cases. Bryce Quote
Talk Tech News Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 I have used webmonkey and found it to be very useful as well. Quote
Pete T Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 only used really http://w3schools.com but might take look the rest. Quote
Hedonologist Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Sean Greasley used to do some very good tutorials. cehck out www.seangreasley.com not all of them are still available online, but they were available for torrent and I assume there are still seeders out there. The tutorials for Visual Basic were brilliant, and for C++ Quite good too. Quote
visionrafael84 Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Thanks Op for the link I've actually been looking at that site for awhile now and so far I love the information on it. I feel its time to step up my learning and spend some serious hours. again thanks Quote
fakesky Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 I agree that reading books is the best way to learn programming, but here's a site, an older one that I used to learn from when I was too lazy to read http://freevideolectures.com/ there are recorded lectures from universities,for various subjects, entire courses...just in case someone finds this useful Quote
Talk Tech News Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 A great share, I am going to have a look at that site later on. Quote
digitalink01 Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 Thanks for sharing the sites guys! The main reason i joined the community was to learn the basics of website development and upon seeing the sites you guys just mentioned, I feel that I'm one step closer to achieving my goals. I may still have a whole lot more to learn, but I'm taking the necessary baby steps right now. I knew this forum wouldn't fail me. Thanks a bunch! Quote
Talk Tech News Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Thanks for sharing the sites guys! The main reason i joined the community was to learn the basics of website development and upon seeing the sites you guys just mentioned, I feel that I'm one step closer to achieving my goals. I may still have a whole lot more to learn, but I'm taking the necessary baby steps right now. I knew this forum wouldn't fail me. Thanks a bunch! Keep at it and don't worry, we are all learning, you never stop doing that. Quote
visionrafael84 Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Okay just placed my order for a book. Its been many years since I even tried to learning any of this. Wish me luck and I'll be keeping you all updated on my progress. Quote
Talk Tech News Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Okay just placed my order for a book. Its been many years since I even tried to learning any of this. Wish me luck and I'll be keeping you all updated on my progress. Good luck. There are plenty of people here to ask if you need any help. Quote
dagscot Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 WEbmonkey for sure. My favourites bar contains an overwhelming amount of links on HTML and CSS but Webmonkey and w3school are two of the best. Check out books from O'Reilly and lynda.com video courses too Quote
ridwan sameer Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 psdtuts are my favorite for photshop.. Although alot of them are for mre advanced users, but they do have their BASIX Set of tuts Quote
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