Web Development question

[jonny]

I would like to get into web development and was wondering if you give
me some recommendations. I would like to invest my time wisely on the
best web development code that will be valuable in the market. Please
share with me your thoughts. (Currently I do not know anything about
web programming (learned programming on VB 6.0))

- Best code to start learning
- (where do I buy the software)
- Best back end for web data (currently know Access and SQL Server)
- Best web graphic designing software
- Books that I should buy to learn?

 

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

- Best code to start learning
- (where do I buy the software)

No need to buy any software to start with:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/

- Best back end for web data (currently know Access and SQL Server)

SQL Server (see above). You don't use Microsoft Access for web development,
though many people use the Jet database (mdb) which Microsoft Access / VB6
etc also use. However, this database format is deprecated now and due to
become obsolete soon, so you'd be well advised to avoid it...

- Best web graphic designing software

Difficult to say without knowing your requirements, but this was recently
released by Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/overview.aspx?key=design

- Books that I should buy to learn?

http://www.amazon.com/ASP-NET-Every...9790054?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183379045&sr=8-3
http://www.amazon.com/ASP-NET-All-R...5394517-1005526?ie=UTF8&qid=1183379045&sr=8-3