What language to learn?

[MONOLITH]

Hi,

I know this type of thread has cropped up before but I wanted to ask with regard to my specific specification. I currently want to get into a bit of web development and was wondering what the best languages to learn are.

I've read some articles regarding the 'iPad' and Jobbs ranting on about the instability of flash/actionscript and him stating that HTML 5 will eradicate the need for flash and other media technologies. So is there any point on me learning actionscript/java if these technologies are going to lose out to HTML5?

In the past I have touched on Java and mainly worked in C++. The latter doesn't interest me much so wanted to do something a bit more creative. However I don't want to invest time in a language that will be obsolete.

My understanding is that obviously I will need HTML and CSS. Should I learn ASP? Ajax? Am I right in thinking those languages are for dynamic content?

Your thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[MONOLITH]

Thanks for the responses guys. I think I will head down the ASP.net route, and then, time permitting look at PHP just to give me a wider array of knowledge. My end goal would be working for a company doing web development.

Mr^B you're right, I'm not clued up on webdev at all so I am a complete noob. I might also look into Ruby if it is a 'modern approach'.

Again many thanks for the help. It's good to know that I have been steered in the right direction