>>> On 3/24/2010 at 4:08 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: [snip] > Just as important as the actual language may be the programming techniques > you will have to learn. Now-a-day knowing how to read and write XML is almost > imperative. Knowing how to do I/O against a database is all but necessary. > Understanding how to send URL's to remote resources and parsing the results > is common place. Learning how to output your content as an HTTP response is > all too common. All of the languages incorporate extensions for doing such > things. [/snip] As a relative newbie myself, any advice on how/where to pick up these particular things? (Especially everything after the XML.) Thanks, Laura Harris Web Services Librarian Grand Valley State University