Hi everyone... I have been reading HN for about six months now.. firstly I'd like to say that this is a great community from which i've got invaluable information on not only startups but also many other useful links and info about programming and web developement in general. Also off topic stuff(like the hyperbrain ownerś manual) which I could really relate to. I didn't create an account for so long as I thought(and still think) that I didn't have much to contribute. I've been interested in the internet ever since the first dial up connections came to my town(i was 11 then i think) but because I went to a residential school I didn't have a lot of access. Now that I've finally got time(and a lot of it) I am gonna start pursuing web dev.
Now for the question part. I've been learning python since past 2 months and have picked it up quite well. I plan to start with some framework for server side now(probably Django). I have very less knowledge of HTML so I plan to learn that next and then learn Javascript for client side stuff. Am i on the right path? Any suggestions and recommendations would be appreciated.
Thanks
If you already have a startup idea, or let's be informal and say you have pretty good idea for a website, don't build it first. You'll get frustrated, cursing Javascript for not letting your awesome thoughts flow from your brain to the screen.
Do like the game developers. Make Tetris, then Asteroids, then Arkanoids, then a Pitfall clone. Start it easy.
I would say make a... wow that's old in internet times, make a Guestbook, then a blog system, the add categories, comments, trackback, that stuff. You'll know what it needs to be added, and that clear goal (not to mention the abundance of online resources) will smooth your way.