Training to be a web developer

If you have an interest in websites and would like to train as a computer programmer there are a few different avenues you go down. Many web developers / programmers have attended college or university to learn the skills and programming languages you need to allow you to build a site.

There are also a large number of developers that are self taught, they may have been trained by a friend or colleague or have studied tutorials and reference books. Often this can be a better way to learn as it is more hands on and you actually have the chance to experiment with different methods and techniques to find out which one suits you.

Once you are confident that you know enough to get started it is a good idea to build a basic site for yourself or a friend. This will allow you to put everything you have learnt in to action and will flag up any areas that you are not confident in and maybe need to study a little more.