5 Web Startups Books

HTML is the web language or script that will display contents you want readers to see. Its main function is to display texts, images, audio, video and more. Whenever you surf or browse the internet, and land to specific webpages that webpages are basically structured by html. HTML stands for Hyper Text Mark-up Language. Learning this language, script or tags (whatever you call it) is easy as long as you have passion to grasp it. You can read an online tutorials but I advise you to get a book (a real book) because online tutorials are not detailed and complete unlike books that you get hold to, you have a hand contact with it and reading with real one won't make your eyes sore. Just imagine you read html tutorials on your computer for almost 1-2 hours, I'm sure by the time you finish it you have to consult an ophthalmologist just to check-up your eyes (Besides, it might end up you wearing eyeglasses).

Anyway here are some of the good sites I found useful. Take time to read it:

• HTML Tutorials in W3schools
• HTML Tutorials in Tizag

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CSS stands for Cascading StyleSheet. What it can do is to make your website looks more beautiful, presentable and attractive. HTML will only display what you want to put on your website while CSS will format the way you want your website be seen by other people. In other words, it will help you to choose, edit and apply what styles you want and looks of your site. Either you want it to be a professional look, animated style or anything that your mind can imagine. Learning CSS is comparable to eating ice-cream. Just imagine that and you're on your way in creating the best website.

Here are the sites that I want you to take a look:

• CSS Tutorials in W3schools
• CSS Tutorials in Tizag

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Javascript is one way to make your static website (meaning the user can only read contents on your site and nothing more except for watching videos and listening to music) into dynamic. Dynamic in terms of, the user has the ability to interact and communicate with your website. Examples are instead of reading only the content, the user can leave comments, vote on the site polls, watch animated graphics and when the site prompts you to enter some information, the site would check if the provided information are correct and valid (before or after you hit the submit button), inform you that you have entered incorrect data, and anything beyond your mind can think of. Just think of it as the life of your website.

Here are the tutorials that will make you knowledgeable in Javascript:

• Javascript Tutorials in W3schools
• Javascript Tutorials in Tizag

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ASP or Active Server Pages, JSP or Java Server Pages and PHP or PHP Hypertext Preprocessor are all the same when it comes to functionality. We can differentiate them through the manufacturer or developer who owns them. (ASP from Microsoft, JSP from Sun Microsystems, PHP from PHP Group and JAS from Jethro A. Sas :P)

Each one of them acts as a helper of Javascript in processing the submitted data (information filled up by the user) at the server side (the administrator's or programmer's computer). Then, the processed data is return to the user's computer to be able to view. It is another life giver of a website that makes the user's browsing, surfing and reading more exciting and fun. The only difference of these server side scripting languages from client side scripting language is Javascript processes and validates data at the user's computer while ASP, JSP or PHP does its thing at the administrator's machine. These server side scripting languages are best if partnered with database or data storage due to gathering and storing data (to/from database) will be a snap. Of course, all of these stuff are foreign to them (readers) and what they really care about is the enjoyable things that the website offers. Anyway, it's like using a tool to extract information from the people you trust.

Enough babbling :D. If you're interested and my explanation got you a little, here are tutorials that will surely hook you:

• ASP Tutorials in W3Schools
• ASP Tutorials in Tizag
• PHP Tutorials in W3Schools
• PHP Tutorials in Tizag
• JSP Tutorials in jsptutorial
• JSP Tutorials in jsptut

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MySQL or SQL (Structured Query Language) is what makes the site cool when it comes to content. Meaning, the content of website changes randomly either initiated by the user or by specific time frame. As I said, MySQL and SQL are the same in functionality but owned by different developer or manufacturer. This database or data storage can be best used in e-commerce website (buying and selling of products over the internet). And when someone buys a product on your site, the database will update itself and determine the number of stocks available, track the products' prices and descriptions and so on. It can be good in news sites as well. Everyday, as we look and visit some of the news sites, we see the latest news instantly appearing on our computer screen. Forums are also a good example. How can it store a large volume of data without using database? In short, as long as there are information to be stored, databases are present and needed.

Are you tired of reading my lens and you want to start the tutorials right now? Okay, I will grant your wishes. Take your mind onto these two good sites:

• MySQL Tutorials in Tizag
• SQL Tutorials in Tizag

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