Hiya i was wondering if there is any website that teaches programming that is 100% w3c valid and compatable with all browsers??

Well, as far as free online tutorials go, try:

http://www.w3schools.com
http://www.programmingtutorials.com

Both are fairly decent, parfticularly considering they are free resources. Use Google to find other non-free resources, although when it comes to programming, I usually recommend courses taught by an instructor. There is a lot to learn that just can't be picked up if you're just learning the syntax alone. Of course, I'm assuming that's what you're looking for as opposed to stand-alone applications.

If you really want to learn programming at a professional level, I would suggest you check your local university or perhaps a trade school.

Good luck!

You could probably find the posted powerpoint notes or whatever from CS101 lectures without too much trouble...

For w3c specs, go to w3.org (xhtml, css, javascript), php.net for php docs, and mysql.com/doc for mysql docs.

Generally the best way to learn programming is to learn as you go. Set up a definite goal - like "making a php mysql driven blog software". Then download different free gnu blog software readily available on the net like wordpress and study the source code. If you don't understand something, refer to php.net or mysql.com/doc. In time you will understand the inner workings of "web programming" and how presentation (html / css / javascript) comes together with the programming (php) and the database (mysql). Also, if you have questions, to go a site like sitepoint.com and ask specific questions and not general ones (like this one!).

Good luck!

tizag.com (http://www.tizag.com/) has some good tutorials. If you can't figure something out, Google it.

try zend.com for php
tryruby.hobix.com for ruby.

I am horrible with things like this but I do agree with someone above that learning as you go is good. Sure some tutorials and help will help you - but in general you have to get your own experiences. When you do something wrong you correct it and by doing that you have learned something.

When I actually try to learn something I often search only for that thing alone. By that I learn what I want to and not all the other things I do not care about.