I know the big picture, but I can’t post it

Question

I'm interested in web development, and I mean big projects like facebook or twitter. I know the basics of java, css, php and mysql. I know that there is a lot more. I read about it. But I don’t know what the goal is and how to create it.

Things like: Scribe, thrift, casandra, Unix / Linux, shell / perl / python scripts, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, non-relational data warehouses NoSQL, JVM, nginx

I want to know why they need it, how they use it and what the purpose is.

I need a book such as facebook tech background for dummies or so. Are there any books or websites that explain this from scratch?

Thank!

EDIT:

Thank you for your responses! You were very helpful. I was on the assumption that experienced programmers know almost anything about the technology used today. But, as I read, you can only know so much, and I need to figure out which technology to use. I take the initiative to start building small ones. And take php and improve my skills from there.

Thanks again!

Answer 1

There are many frameworks that do many different things. You called a lot of different things from different areas. It’s best to think about these things - group them into categories. Here is an example:

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Answer 2

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