Introduction to myself

[magicyte]

Hello Dynamic Drive members. I know this is pretty weird, but I have never really introduced myself.

I am magicyte (that obviously that isn't my real name). I am 2 years younger than the user Master_script_maker. I am NOT in college, nor do I have an occupation (I do plan to go to BYU, though). I started programming in JavaScript when I was 10 years old. It all started one summer when I was bored. I didn't have school, so I did a bunch of science experiments off of the internet. Well, it just so happened that there was a science experiment that involved HTML. I tried some HTML in Notepad and saved it. I then opened it in IE and WALA!! My creation was right there! It wasn't until after a few months that I started to program in JavaScript.

Now I know the following languages (with the exception of the process of learning a few of them):

HTML
JavaScript
XML
XSLT
XSL
C
C++ *
Java *
AJAX * (not a language - method of JavaScript which was originally created by Google, Inc., I believe.)
PHP *
ASP * (technically not a language - "ASP is an interface to webservers" - Twey, Moderator - "Modtoreador")

* I am in the process of learning more about this language

Just wanted to give the users of DD a heads-up of who magicyte was, even though I've been here for about 3 months. :)

-magicyte

[Medyman]

Doesn't this belong in the lounge?

[magicyte]

Well, it is an announcement. I meant to post it the day I joined :), but I guess it could be classified as a lounge thread. So, yes and no.

-magicyte

[Medyman]

The announcements refer to announcements made by admin/moderators pertaining to the site. Not random announcements that users/visitors wish to make.

Anyway, I'm sure one of the mods will come around and put this in the right place.

[magicyte]

Kay. Never knew this was only for admins and moderators.

-magicyte

[Twey]

It should be pointed out that neither 'AJAX' nor ASP are languages.

[djr33]

I know that AJAX is just a mix of server side something and a certain set of functions in Javascript, or at least a method of Javascript, but what is ASP then?

[Master_script_maker]

ASP is not a language but a page that will be parsed in languages like vbscript.

[Twey]

ASP is an interface to webservers, something like CGI (but less portable). It supports any language supported by WSH, the Windows Scripting Host.

[Sikky]

is PHP then a language - for I always thought PHP and ASP were in the same block - just scripting something - what is what ?

a warm welcome magicyte - enjoy your stay and feel at home but dont do like at home. :D

[Twey]

PHP is a language. PHP's equivalent to ASP is the Apache module mod_php, although it can also use other interfaces such as CGI.

[magicyte]

Alright. I shouldn't have said they were all LANGUAGES, but at least I pointed out I was learning to use them. :) Here. I'll fix the problem.

-magicyte