Read a few tutorials on whichever programming language you decide to learn. PHP works well with MySQL, so does perl and a few other languages. Personally I would say look in your paper or online for your area and see what people are looking to hire and then just focus on that language. That way you can easily get a job once you have a good understanding of the language.
But as a manager, the first thing I do is ask for code examples, as well as table structures. I don't even need to see a resume once I look at somebody's code and table structures. PHP is easy to use, but the market you are in might only be looking for C programmers, so you become a C programmer. Just my opinion. Donny > -----Original Message----- > From: Walt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 7:52 PM > To: Donny Simonton; 'Rhino'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Newbie question > > 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] > > > > > > > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
