This is looking a little too overwhelming. Note to early birds. Don't waste time playing Far Cry or Starcraft...Read and stay sharp in the mean time while thinking of what type of developer you want to be. Im getting back into the matrix of design and first time approaching code as a developer. It looks daunting. Any tips? Im heading to school at Seneca come a few weeks from now. I just thought I'd introduce myself to these forums. Also, doubt it, but does anyone on this site remember a place called vgmain.com ? Thanks for the read,
Welcome on board. So you were born yesterday????!!!! :O Yeah, does sound TOO overwhelming. And you started posting the very next day! Have NEVER seen such a precocious baby! Looks like you know a lot of stuff about gaming. Do you aspire to be a developer? Which language/platform do you wish to specialize in? Do checkout the Design and Development sections of the forums. I guess you'll find a lot of interesting stuff there. So where exactly is Seneca and which school do you look to join? Looks like the site vgmain.com is no longer available. What was the site about anyway? o.o?
No tips on how to be a developer, sorry, but I recommend you post frequently and with insight and poise on DP to get the most out of it. Get involved in conversations and really learn.
Developing is quiet like designing I guess... the more you practice, the better you'll get. http://www.w3schools.com/ is a nice place to get started and learn the basics... Many different languages such as php, javascript, jquery, sql are discussed in nicely written and easy to comprehend tutorials. The live preview 'try it yourself' is nice if you want to quickly test some ideas... My learning path was something like : html -> css -> php procedural -> sql -> javascript -> jquery -> ... -> php object oriented -> Zend framework While in the same process i was getting familiar with OS software as wordpress, drupal, phpbb, and frameworks such as bootstrap fe ... edit : I would like to add that database optimization and good knowledge of mysql functions and how to build your queries will result in stronger applications. Many underestimate the power of sql