After 20+ yrs of Mainframe application development (some VB and Oracle), I would like to get into Web Based Application Development. This is my own initiative and not required by my job. After initial research (including attending some web-seminars), I have come to the conclusion that I would like to learn and develop in non MS environment. Someone pointed me to this site and this has led to more confusion. Could someone over here point me to a book(s)/site(s)/forum(s) where I could learn about the differences between PHP, Java, Ajax, Perl, Javascript etc. Which one would be more suitable for a novice like me to start. I would like to know what are main differences (and purposes) among all the mentioned languages. What would be the best IDE for a starter?
Any help/guidance would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance
You ask so many questions at once that nobody knows where to start. This forum is meant to be a place where you can ask questions about the programming language, not about your careermoves
One thing that is different in the Java/web environment than it was in the mainframe environment is this: there is a ton of information available on the Internet. So, you should be able to find out some of those things for yourself. Actually you should be able to find out most of them. If you can't, then your 20 years of experience has been for nothing.
Consider reading the Wikipedia articles for the topics you asked about, for a start.
At the stage of language choice, it is too early to think about IDE's.
Java newbies are often suggested to learn the basic stuff about command line and class path etc. before being exposed to the additional complexity of an IDE environment.
This is my own initiative and not required by my job. After initial research (including attending some web-seminars), I have come to the conclusion that I would like to learn and develop in non MS environment. Someone pointed me to this site and this has led to more confusion.
Could someone over here point me to a book(s)/site(s)/forum(s) where I could learn about the differences between PHP, Java, Ajax, Perl, Javascript etc.
The difference is their suitability for different scenarios. There is no list, you will have to work that out through experience and what most commonly is used.
Which one would be more suitable for a novice like me to start. I would like to know what are main differences (and purposes) among all the mentioned languages. What would be the best IDE for a starter?
I find Netbeans very user friendly, and it is what I use, having used Delphi before. I never tried Eclipse.
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