Those were my exact thoughts being a former cne and msce. I know how to write the code whatever form I want, web based or standalone, I can also create the necessary db in mySql but how do they get hooked up? Walt
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donny Simonton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Walt'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Rhino'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 4:15 PM Subject: RE: Newbie question > As a manager of over 20 programmers, I would say from a web point of via PHP > would be your best bet. Everybody who graduates today can program in Java, > and if they don't have any other skills I don't even interview them. I > consider Java programmers to be the MCSE of a few years ago. > > Donny > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Walt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 1:46 PM > > To: Rhino; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Newbie question > > > > I recently graduated from college, BS in computer science, I am familiar > > with a variety of languages including C++, Java, VB, jscript, perl, cgi > > and sql. I used VB in the past for a front end on MS access. I have not > > yet landed a job so I thought learning mySql and creating a some sort of > > form that could up date the db woul dbe nice. The big question is where to > > begin, which language to use for a simple form and how to hook the form to > > the db. > > > > tia Walt > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rhino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Walt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 12:10 AM > > Subject: Re: Newbie question > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Walt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 8:00 AM > > > Subject: Newbie question > > > > > > > > > > I need a little advice on where to get started. I want to create a db > > and > > > simple form that will populate the db. Which language is best? What > > should > > > I read to help me along? > > > > > > That's pretty hard to answer since you haven't said anything about your > > > skills, your environment, etc. > > > > > > Java is a really neat language but there's a pretty substantial learning > > > curve to it. If you already know one or more programming languages, you > > > should say so; it's quite possible that the language you already know > > can be > > > used to do the work you require. > > > > > > If you are doing this work strictly on your own and for yourself, you > > can > > > choose pretty much any language like Java, Perl, Php, C, C++, etc. On > > the > > > other hand, if you are part of an IT shop, you should probably use the > > shop > > > language, whatever it is. If you are doing this work for a customer and > > will > > > hand maintenance of the program over to them, you should choose a > > language > > > that your customer can support. > > > > > > Etc. etc. > > > > > > There are many possible options but the best one depends on your > > situation. > > > > > > Rhino > > > > > > > > > -- > > > MySQL General Mailing List > > > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > > To unsubscribe: > > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >
