I'm pretty good at design but my coding lacks (was pretty good at Basic in the
old days). Where should i start now, HTML, XHTML, JAVA, CSS, what is the
future, what is a good natural path to follow and why if i'm to become a good
web designer

I belive that there is no major difference between html and xhtml so this won't
cause any issue for you. I would suggest you to start with the html using css
to style your content. Once you are comfortable with these coding I think you
will need to select some javascript library which may help you to transform
your website more interactive. Luckily jquery and mootools provide a detailed
documentaition and a lot of demos:)

dirtymurt wrote:
> I'm pretty good at design but my coding lacks (was pretty good at
> Basic in the old days). Where should i start now, HTML, XHTML, JAVA,
> CSS, what is the future, what is a good natural path to follow and
> why if i'm to become a good web designer

Well, start with xhtml - it's pretty much the same as html, but more up to
date. If you learn html first, you'll find that you'll have quite a few
things to forget once you do move to xhmtl.

If you learn xhtml, you'll need to learn CSS at the same time. It's not too
hard.

Java can be ignored unless you want to work for a blue-chip company (in
which case they'll train you). A passing knowledge with Javascript, however,
will be useful (Javascript is NOT Java). Whether you want to investigate the
Javascript frameworks in depth, or first learn a server side language and
database such as asp.net/SQL Server or PHP/MySQL will depend on where you
want to go with your business, so you need to start thinking in terms of who
your clients will be, and what you want to do for them - that will dictate
to some degree the amount and direction of learning you'll need.

HTH,

Pete.
--
Peter Connolly
http://www.kpdirection.com
Utah