I have a couple of questions about building web pages.?
1) I have reported problems from a few people that my web page looks funny to them. They are using the same IE7 browser as me. It looks fine on my PC. Is there some kind of code, I can use to help my webpage auto adjust or something to make sure it is viewed properly in other people’s browsers?
2) I would really like to work for a company that builds and develops websites, with the hopes of striking out on my own in a different region. What are the minimum requirements most companies look for?
3) Is it possible to make it into a company, if you have no formal schooling but can show the know how to do the work and the willingness to learn? Like an apprenticeship I guess.
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its always nice to use a series of internet browsers to test your final website. Including the Mac to test website integrity. but a program such as adobe indesign can be used as a tool to help better manage/stucture your code. And some companies look for knowledge with many apps that correlate to your field.
Whats great about website design/animation/etc. is that the only thing that matters to the company thats hiring is your extensive knowledge with many apps, and how well you can present diverse amounts of information. But Its always nice to have a little bit of experience. Good luck!
1) Try using tables to lay out your page.
2) Most are lookng for someone with some HTML, Flash, possibly Java. then, some want even more, such as C# or ASP.NET or php, sql, or other apps… Each company is different. Some may not even know what they want. If you can get in with one of those, you can get paid to learn how to develop web pages (that is how I learned ASP and database web programming).
3) Many companies were formed with no formal training – look at Microsoft, Dell, HP, Apple for examples….
Design with Web Standards in mind. Learn the value of Semantic Markup, CSS and DOM Scripting techniques and you won’t get bitten so much by your page looking wildly different accross browsers. Don’t code using drag n drop design tools – they usually create horrible markup…besides if I’m hiring a web developer they better know exactly what their markup shuld and should not do. If you want to bea web developer then learn a server side language like .NET, JSP, Ruby or PHP…it’s essential.
Self taught is OK, just take time to develop a portfolio of work to show prospective employers to give them some sense of assurance that you can do the job…don’t fake it, it’s too easy to get caught out once you are on the job.
I’m self taught, 10years in web dev and now run a development team creating next generation web sites. If I can do it anyone can, just be prepared to put in some hard graft.