Learning code

Something I've been very excited about lately is learning javascript. I've been comfortable with html for years and was won over by CSS about a year ago. CSS is that clever little sister sneering at HTML and saying, "Anything you can do, I can do better." And I love her for it.

But CSS can't do everything. Javascript is needed for a lot of the functionality I require (such as galleries and drop down menus). But I am a designer by nature, not a programmer, so I am taking the time to try and understand how programmers work with javascript. I am not shy about taking a script that has already been written to solve my problem--the fact is, they have all been written and they are intended for the public to use. But without being able to look at the javascript and understand what each line is for, I am only a regular person following a recipe. Instead I want to learn how to cook. I may never make every recipe from scratch but atleast I will understand the ingredients list.

So in that vain, I'm going to share some useful links I've found for my learning process.

http://www.tizag.com/
Wonderful size covering various web programming languages. Best tutorials I've found.

http://www.javafile.com/
A resource for prewritten javascripts.

http://dhtml-menu.com/
A great quick resource for making drop-down menus.