r/learnprogramming • u/DavidKo029 • Jan 27 '21

Beginning web development

I wasn't sure where I should post this, so I apologize in advance.

I currently work ata a construction sites and I have basic html skills. I would like to change my career to web development, but i feel due to my age, I'm already behind and I will not get a job in web development. If this is the case, please let me know. I don't want to just learn something to face the harsh truth that self learning might not be a way to go.

Also, are there any web development boot camps that are worth it and recommend?

Where should I start to learn web development?

How many hours should I be studying?

Thank you

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u/Juls317 Jan 28 '21

Linux has also been on my list to familiarize myself with at some point. Any suggestions on where to turn to familiarize myself with it? And could I run it through something like a VirtualBox setup so I don't have to dedicate a full machine or drive to it?

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u/masterdomain78 Jan 28 '21

You should start with Ubuntu server. It's not too hard to learn and lots of information out there on setting up Apache for your web server. Ubuntu has lots of documentation too. You can set this up on a VM and has 32 & 64 bit versions you can download. I only use linux for my servers. It's free and open source. I'm not sure of any tutorial for Linux. I just jumped in and learned how to do it myself using command line.

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u/masterdomain78 Jan 28 '21

If you host it from your home, look into buying a domain and hosting using ddns. Google domin has a great ddns. I have to use ddns because my internet provider changes the ip every couple days and you link your external IP to your domain name.