learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from scratch

 E-learning  1 Response »
Mar 242011
 

Many of times I keep talking about advance JavaScript or various other technologies that might not be geared towards beginners. And the most common feedback I get by emails from my readers is that they want to learn the basics of web development and are confused on where to start. If they should take classes,buy a book etc. But there I am suggesting a different approach to  learn the very basics of web-development – the basic building of the web. by Watching Cool Videos!

Client Side Web At its Core, it powered by three technologies

HTML: Gives out the meaning

CSS: Styling & Presentation

JavaScript: Def Continue reading »

Getting Started with Python Programming

 E-learning  2 Responses »
May 102010
 

Do Programming Languages scare you? Or You need some other programming language apart from C/C++ which offers quick-and-dirty development? Enter Python.

Python is general purpose programming High-level language creating by  Guido van Rossum in 1991.It is open-source object-oriented programming language that offers two to ten fold productivity increases over other languages like C, C++, Java, C#, Visual Basic (VB), and Perl.

Why Python?

Because using python you can do more in less time.Its syntax is easy; almost english like. its flexible and extendable. And has huge libraries which you can reuse instead of writing your own.This is the major reason Python is gaining traction.  It used for scripting in enterprise environments and it’s used extensively by Google(youtube, App Engine), Even NASA uses it. It can be used for Web Development ,GUI Applications, Mobile Apps etc. In short, Python is good and you should learn it. Continue reading »

[NPTEL]High-Quality Free Video Tutorials by Profs of IITs

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Nov 292008
 

NPTEL is an acronym for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning which is an initiative by all seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for creating course contents in engineering and science.

Basically, Senior Profs of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have recorded video of their lectures and they have been hosted at Youtube.these are high quality lectures by experienced & well trained. The course contents focus mainly on engineering and science.

The various Courses there are(Click on them to view complete list):

You can find more information on its Website and don’t forget to read F.A.Qs. Dowloading videos from youtube is easy, search on google with “download youtube videos” in search box.

These Courses are very useful for Student who have a habbiat of bunking classes,working professionals who don’t have time to do a regular course and people who are curious by nature and want to know everything. Its a +1 from my side

Last Update: 5oct 2009