Question for the pros

Evening all,
This is my first post here, as I'm just starting out with
Dreamweaver. I began making
really basic websites 6 or 7 years ago - hand coding
everything, but as I said, these were basic, simple pages - long
before I'd even heard of CSS, XHTML etc.
I'm getting back into web design after a few years of not
going anywhere near it, so I'm at what I guess you'd call "beginner
beginner" stage!
Like most things, its easy to get disheartened and
pessimistic when faced with the intimidating idea of mastering all
things web design, so my question is for all of the users here who
are at an advanced or professional level - how long did it take you
to get to the stage you're at now? Problems encountered along the
way?
Also, would enrolling in a course be advisable, or is it
possible, given time and dedication, to become accomplished at all
of this using books, online tutorials like Adobe and Lynda.com etc?
Thanks!
C

"freshlysqueezed" <[email protected]> wrote
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>
> Like most things, its easy to get disheartened and
pessimistic when
> faced with
> the intimidating idea of mastering all things web
design, so my
> question is
> for all of the users here who are at an advanced or
professional
> level - how
> long did it take you to get to the stage you're at now?
Problems
> encountered
> along the way?
Even after 15 years at this game, I occasionally get
disheartened by
complexity of web development. It's a relatively new
technology and
has developed at an astounding rate. I think it's wise to get
things
in perspective. The basics of web development are easy to
master. HTML
has a relatively small number of tags that are regularly
used; and the
*theory* of CSS is quite simple. Where CSS is difficult is in
practice: properties can be combined in an infinite way.
Getting to
the top level takes a lot of time, patience, and inspiration.
There's also a considerable difference between designers and
programmers. I'm "OK" at design, but it's not my forte. I
much prefer
working on the back end of a website using PHP. Many
independent
developers cooperate with others, subcontracting aspects of
the
website to people with skills in areas they lack.
> Also, would enrolling in a course be advisable, or is it
possible,
> given time
> and dedication, to become accomplished at all of this
using books,
> online
> tutorials like Adobe and Lynda.com etc?
The value of a course depends on the teacher and the
curriculum. I
both teach and write books about Dreamweaver, and would like
to think
my students and readers learn a lot from them. There are some
very
good courses on Lynda.com, and of course you can come here
for help on
specific problems.
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert, Dreamweaver
http://foundationphp.com

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