Best Languages To Learn For A Startup Founder

Python or ruby will enable you to make web applications, if that is something that you want then definitely go for it.

I'd recommend the rails track. Learning ruby and rails will help you to create websites quite quickly using the MVC architecture.

While Python is also a viable option, I don't think there are any videos or courses here showing how to do that quite yet for live websites. Treehouse just started with their Python videos. (I could be wrong, I haven't yet done the Python videos)

Thanks guys, Ruby sounds awesome. Do you think its worth learning basic html & css first? (I've just started on the build a website track) I've also heard C# is a good language? Thanks Again :)

Let me first start by saying some pros and cons of the ruby - python issue. I personally have not yet concluded which one is better over the other for me, so I can't tell you to choose one over the other. I have heard python is easier for beginners, though I think it comes with preference, but I know that python teaches you how to structure your code better as it is very sensitive to indentation, hence it forces a beginner to write code that looks pretty good. Ruby on the other hand is also good, but to create websites as stated you will have to then follow up learning Ruby on Rails which is the framework used to build websites and applications. So it seems like a 2 stage thing, however if you become very good at it you can make projects faster.

Now about your HTML & CSS questions. I am not sure what position you will be handling as a CEO, but I think HTML & CSS is something worth to learn even if you don't learn rails and python. With HTML + CSS you can create the front-end of any website or web application which is something you might like to know as you can manipulate the look of a web page. If you learn Ruby on Rails, for example, without knowing HTML & CSS your user interface will be visually plain and you will not understand what you are learning. I think it is good to know at least some basics in HTML and CSS.

C# is okay i'll say. It visually looks very similar to Java, but it is not java. You can use it to make apps for windows phones, games and other thing. I am not sure of what type of start-up you'll do or the position you'll have. So hopefully this will help you make some decisions. Overall I think the best thing to do is try all of them and see which language you enjoy the most then stick to it.

I would say go for Ruby on Rails. I'm on the same boat as you. I have a project in mind and I need to do an MVP in the beginning of next year. If you don't have anyone to do the front end stuff I would start with HTML and CSS (even if you do I would still learn them because they are the languages of the web. I'd like to suggest Ruby on Rails track on here. I was doing it but I've changed the track to Front End Development because I want to learn more about CSS.

My reason for suggesting Rails is you have to look at all aspects of doing a Web Site or Application. For instance you need to do a shopping cart chances are someone has already done it and you will find a Ruby Gem (Gem is a distribution format for code libraries written by other developers. You just need to download and install and use them in your project or alter it and use it, so you don't have to write what you need from scratch) . It's highly unlikely you will find anything that comes close to Rails unless you take NodeJS + Framework' path but I wouldn't suggest that to a complete beginner.

I've done my research and asked people in Ruby Community and Web Developers so that I know I'm not gonna waste my time. This might not be the best advice for someone who wants to become a Web Developer but your objective is same as mine which is to get an MVP done ASAP.

I would like to explain this better but I'm not feeling well right now, so if you need to know more just let us know.

Hey guys thanks so much for all your help, appreciate it! I have decided to start with html & CDs, then lean a little bit of JavaScript then knuckle down on Ruby on Rails, my main focus of is to get a MVP out there as quick as possible & understand code & to be able communicate with developers easy.. I hope I can get all this learning done within 6-9 months.... What do you guys think is the best way to learn? Just treehouse & doing projects or maby a bootcamp of some sort, I've heard @ bootcamp you learn really quickly :) Thanks again

*css (typing on my iPhone :P)

I think it depends on how complex your project is. I would start doing a project as soon as you finish HTML and CSS, Do your own static web site. Just finishing the videos won't be enough. Practice is the key.

https://medium.com/how-i-learned-ruby-rails/how-i-trained-to-learn-rails-e08c94e2a51e

Sweet :) Thanks guy

Hi all

Facebook uses some sort of C and python as far as i know, most of things are mentioned above .

As there are a lot of things to do , a list, when i read it it looked a bit overpacked .

I believe Matt Ensor is a beginner. So i would recommend first of all, learn HTML and CSS as he want to start his own freelancer in web industry .

These are basics to layout a webpage , as form what i understand, he want to make a website in a way . Breaking bits by bits , its useful .

As starting of with HTML and CSS followed by :

JavaScript : To add interaction to webpages, like gallery , moving gallery or changing background on click etc..

As i know HTML/CSS and JS, are the main bits that a website these days NEED to have . So i would actually recommend doing that first . Unless he want do do it later and focus more on language server than there os the other way as mentioned above .

This are the first step in my opinion when thinking to make a webpage .

By 2015 , it would be impossible of you to learn all in 2 months unless you read or watch something and remember 90%+ of what you did whitch is rare for people . I would stick with gloria and say if you work hard and study etc.. 6-9 months ..

I hope this helps too , but as the basics are more important as Gloria mentioned it knowing some HTML and CSS as other things can get lost and it can get messy too .

Hope this helps too as i believe your new to web development .

after your foundation skills such as html, css and js in my opinion PHP is the way to go though one could argue ruby rails. Best of luck :)