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A Webmaster is the person (or group) who maintains the Web server and keeps it running.
Therefore, in order to be a Webmaster, you would need to know server administration (IIS, Apache, or Netscape) and how to
keep the machine up and running (NT or Unix).
A good Web Developer should have a good working ability in the following skillset:
- HTML (actually, this really is a must)
- CGI programming - Perl, C, or some other programming language
- Graphic arts ability - with knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and
other graphics packages
- Writing ability - preferably with a marketing focus, as that is what
most Web writing is
- Server side programming such as SSI, ASP, PHP, ColdFusion, or other tools
- Database knowledge - not necessarily a DBA, but the ability to build
a database and use it on a Web
A webmaster should be capable of doing both
the backend and frontend of Web technologies including designing (graphics, interface), coding (HTML, ASP, JavaScript, XML,
DHTML, CSS, etc.), Web server set-up and maintenance, Web site promotion, etc. Truly well-rounded, and all-knowing of everything
Web.
If you want to become a web designer/webmaster, you should take some basic programming
classes like HTML, ASP or C. Once you get familiar with how to write a web page and know how to setup a website, then you
can take some more advanced web design classes. You will be amazed how easy to start with and how far you can go as a web
designer.
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