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How do I know what platform is right for me?

by duckJAI
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Hey everyone, I'm looking to get a website built but I'm not a programmer by any means and wondering if any of the gurus can help me out here.

I'm looking to get a website created that has very similar features like Freelancer/Elance.com. You would need to have a profile/sign in, but no online payments. I guess you can say it would be much simpler.

From my research, my assumption is they are using ASP.NET? Can someone quickly tell me what platform they use so I can do some research and try to learn the basics of it. I want to do this so I can explain my idea to the future web developer.

Thanks in advance!
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  • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
    Originally Posted by duckJAI View Post

    I'm looking to get a website created that has very similar features like Freelancer/Elance.com. You would need to have a profile/sign in, but no online payments. I guess you can say it would be much simpler.
    If you're starting from scratch, you could use LAMP (like I am doing for AboutTh.is). It's all free, open source software, and you'll find that hosting typically costs a lot less as your site grows. Development costs through outsourcing tend to be less expensive as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author duckJAI
    Thanks I'll check LAMP out and study the differences.

    Any other suggestions out there?
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  • Profile picture of the author duckJAI
    I'm going to learn PHP since that seems to be the most basic but yet one of the most common and powerful coding tools available.

    I believe PHP goes hand in hand with MySQL. Does anyone recommend any good books or websites to learn from?

    I'm also looking into dreamweaver and phpdesigner, as I think it can help with bringing the ideas to life without knowing how to code extensively.
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  • Profile picture of the author brutecky
    PHP is a good choice, as is Python (please lets not let this turn into VRS debate), I would choose between one of this with me leaning strongly towords PHP (at least at first, you can then move up to Python) Id stay away from ASP.NET personally.

    Also dont depend on a software to 'bring about your ideas without knowing how to code extensively' thats just shooting yourself in the foot. Either be a programmer or do not be a programmer, doing anything 1/2 way is never a good idea.
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  • Profile picture of the author Blakos
    Guys, he clearly states he has no programming knowledge, don't you think PHP would be a bit "too much" for a newbie?

    Dude, start with the basics. Learn HTML5 and CSS3, then when you are confident, learn a browser scripting language like JavaScript to learn your first C-based language, by this time you will be very confident, educated and ready to "understand" PHP.
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