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[estebones]

I have been doing some freelance multimedia design-type stuff for about a year( Director applications, flash applications, video editing and some aftereffects graphics animation) and until just recently l have been toying with web development stuff, so I need to learn at least a couple of server-side applications like sql, php, asp because that is what is being used now. and if i want any work i need these apps in my repertoir so can any of you big dogs in here direct me as to what to learn first?

ps i know actionscript, lingo, html(haha), javascript plus more so what is the learning curve considering what i know on one of these server-side programmings?

esteban

[simplegreen]

all aspects of Dot net (.net) asp.net c# (c sharp) ado.net and sql you'll be set for a while after that.. plus if you learn asp.net you'll pretty much know asp

[imported_comutek]

<-- my two cents

cold fusion is the most designer friendly server-side language. it's tag based (like HTML). it's just as powerful as PHP, ASP, or JSP but much easier to learn if you don't have a Java or C++ background.

my ONLY issue with cold fusion is that maybe one out of 5 hosting companies offer it where well over 50% offer PHP or ASP. if you are building sites for clients on shared servers there's a decent chance their host doesn't already have cold fusion which means transferring their domains to someone who does.

cold fusion integrates w/ flash 5 and flash mx better than any other server-side language. macromedia owns cold fusion so you can expect a long healthy relationship w/ flash and cf.

[simplegreen]

it really comes down to the leve you wanna be at and what you want to do

[Buck]

I'm with Aaron...CF is a much easier to learn from the start and you can do just as much. Plus seeing that you are good with other Macromedia products CF just fits in. It's the easiest (that I've found) to set and and be able to build script on your local computer and upload them to the web without any changes.

My 2 cents...start with CF and go from there. The only down side its find hosting companies for the site. But hopefully more will come along.

[estebones]

thanks guys.. had thought of learning cf(I have the prog) but when i tried to ind a hosting co. that had that offered it I decided not to gert into since getting space in a cf server is more expensive, but now that i want to expand to development I'm prob stuck with having to pay more $$. well hopefully it will pay-off in the long run.
Once again Thanks
Esteban