How to learn web development?

[visharad]

I have been doing software development (mostly in VB, VC++, .Net)

I know HTML and XML. But I have done very very little of web development.
I want to be really good at web design and development. What web sites, books do you suggest for me?

I am not very particular on what technologies to use. It could be any technology so long I am able to do various kinds of web designs/developments.
Thanks.

[PeejAvery]

The biggest start would be going to W3Schools (http://www.w3schools.com). It is a site specialized in web languages.

Before starting anything web, always study up on web standards. Don't use HTML, use XHTML. Make sure you use all required attributes within tags and style with CSS, not tag attributes. Learn a server-side language so that you can implement greater web-based solutions. If you get into server-side work, study out security well.

[ryanmills]

I have been doing software development (mostly in VB, VC++, .Net)

I know HTML and XML. But I have done very very little of web development.
I want to be really good at web design and development. What web sites, books do you suggest for me?

I am not very particular on what technologies to use. It could be any technology so long I am able to do various kinds of web designs/developments.
Thanks.


I am a full time web dev. But I work on backend development. In this day and age front and backend development are very separate and both require specialized skills. That being said if you want to work in the web world you will need a very strong understanding of XHTML & CSS regardless (working with div based layouts, ie web standards). I work in a PHP/MySQL environment 99% of the time so I cant comment on the transition for you if you go to ASP/MS SQL. How easy it will come all depends on what you have to build. A simple CMS is rather easy, a online real estate search tool, bit harder.