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rozap  ·  4108 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Which programming language should I learn so I can build something like this?

JavaScript. HTML. CSS.

For a backend to support it, anything will do. I like python.

But yes, start with the basics, or else you'll be in a world of confusion.





Ferridium  ·  4107 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What's a backend and where would you recommend I start? Basic javascript or python or HTML or what?

Thanks for your time.

rozap  ·  4107 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well HTML+CSS+Javascript live on the front end. Python can do the backend. I would start with a simple framework like flask, and you can hook that up to mysql or postgres. Flask is nice and simple, so it has a small learning curve as opposed to something like django.

But really, find a basic programming course on coursera or something before you dive into web programming. It will help a lot.