brotherhood of LAN
msg:4522709 | 12:35 am on Nov 27, 2012 (gmt 0) |
This forum and other tech forums are the way to go on a "need to know" basis, as they're people with real-world problems that usually end up with a solution on the same page.
>I was in an interview recently for a migration role and I said that if I ever do get stuck on code I search it to find out the answer
Yes thankfully the web is there and I'm sure every level of client/server side coder searches now and again even just for reassurance.
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phranque
msg:4522720 | 1:38 am on Nov 27, 2012 (gmt 0) |
some of this is covered in this recent thread.
Best HTML Course for beginners? - HTML forum:
http://www.webmasterworld.com/html/4511180.htm [webmasterworld.com]
not that i'm calling you a beginner...
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jesstp
msg:4522724 | 2:01 am on Nov 27, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Thanks saw those posts. But only read the first couple, as I thought beginner! :S
Am reading now as your right it does answer some of my questions.
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tbear
msg:4522974 | 5:32 pm on Nov 27, 2012 (gmt 0) |
>I was in an interview recently for a migration role and I said that if I ever do get stuck on code I search it to find out the answer<
So long as you remember the things you searched for, you are improving your skills, in a very practical way. :)
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StoutFiles
msg:4523016 | 8:00 pm on Nov 27, 2012 (gmt 0) |
| I was in an interview recently for a migration role and I said that if I ever do get stuck on code I search it to find out the answer and the interviewer asked if I used w3schools, because their code is terrible. |
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People who take a course at w3schools and then proclaim they now know HTML/CSS are usually fooling themselves. Most people dash through it in a day, only using the built-in Try-It-Yourself! While you can learn from w3, and it's a decent place to go for refreshers, it's never something you'd want to put on a resume or mention in an interview, as it makes you come off as a novice.
I am definitely not saying you aren't proficient in HTML/CSS, but I can see how an interviewer might think that, and might not want to gamble on you with other applications on their desk.
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drhowarddrfine
msg:4523057 | 11:09 pm on Nov 27, 2012 (gmt 0) |
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/
Almost everyone goes there as THE reference nowadays. w3schools isn't an issue until it's an issue. Sometimes I Google for something and they popup first so I'll look at it if I'm trying to remember what an attribute is or the order of arguments in a javascript api. It almost always works out just fine. They have some errors and outdated information but...it almost always works just fine.
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jesstp
msg:4523059 | 11:35 pm on Nov 27, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Thanks for your replies.
Thanks, yes generally I do a search and if w3schools comes up with the answer I may use them or someone else. It is not the only reference I use, but it was the first time I had heard they weren't reliable and wanted to hear if it was a personal opinion or a general one.
I learnt from them about 8 years ago and have referred people to them since then to start out, but now that I have found some others sites, I will definitely refer to them.
Am just reading through [w3fools.com...]
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