Ask HN: What are good resources on web programming for non-technical?

2 points by franca 8y ago ↗ HN

I am 32 years old. I want to quit my current job in call centre. I have a few ideas that I want to execute. I am planning to start a startup. Before that I want to learn a bit coding. I prefer web programming as I have tried to learn js, html, and css in the past(2010-12). What are the current trends, what language should I learn? Help me build something that world want.

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jpincheira 8y ago ↗

I learned to program with a book called Learn to Program from the great publisher Pragmatic Programmers around 2011 All I knew was just like you: some HTML/CSS, and unziping and embedding jquery plugins. Here's a link to the book https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Program-Second-Facets-Ruby/dp/1...

I'd go for that and some JS on the side but if you got an iPad, I'd definitely try Swift with the Playgrounds app.