Web Technology Resources

General Interest, Tutorials, etc.

• Web Technologies Overview ppt
• Web Services Overview ppt
• The World Wide Web Consortium
  • List of Quality Tips
• W3Schools provides excellent tutorials on web technologies
• Free software from the UK academic mirror
• DevGuru - more tutorials
• Developer Shed - and even more tutorials
• Web Developers Notes and more tutorials, useful tips, tricks and software
• Building Dynamic Websites lecture series from David J. Malan at Harvard
• A List Apart explores the design, development, and meaning of web content
• SitePoint empowering web developers
• AI Horizon Links to Resources on Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Programming
• Unicode - explained and tested in your browser
• Unix guide from the Greenwich Unix system team
• Brief Unix primer from Harvard
• Unix Command Summaryr from Southampton University
• vi primer - one of many out there
• VMware - Virtual Machine Software
• article: Hypertext Transfer Protocol from Wikipedia
• article: Key Differences between HTTP/1.0 and HTTP/1.1
• article: Web development mistakes by Roger Johansson

Web Browsersback up

• Mozilla simply the best
• Netcape Browser Central
• Opera faster than something very fast indeed
• Amaya W3C's Editor/Browser
• Lynx text browser
• Mosaic the original NCSA browser
• Alternative Web Browsing browsers designed for people with disabilities
• Web developer extensions for Mozilla from Chris Pederick

Web Serversback up

• The Apache Software Foundation why bother with anything else?
  • Configuring Apache for Windoze
  • XAMPP Apache plus MySQL, PHP, Perl and more bundle
• Jigsaw from the W3C
• Xitami multi-platfrom open source
• AOLserver open source from AOL!
• Netscape Enterprise server not open source
• Netcraft web server survey
• No-IP.com dynamic DNS service

Web Toolsback up

• Mozilla Firefox far more than just a browser
  • use with the Firebug and Venkman debuggers
• HTML editors are listed under XHTML
• Adobe Dreamweaver - excellent WYSIWYG but way too expensive
• Web Sniffer - View HTTP Request and Response Headers
• DebugBar IEtester a little help when you face the pain that is IE
• Spoon - Browser Sandbox
• WAVE - accessibility testing from WebAIM
• FAE - Functional Accessibility Evaluator
• BrowserShots - Cross platform browser compatibility testing
• W3C HTML markup validation service
• W3C CSS validation service
• W3C link testing service
• W3C RSS and Atom feed testing service
• UITest - bundles several of the above and more into a single page

XHTMLback up

• XHTML teaching material
• The World Wide Web Consortium's HTML home page home of the HTML standards
  • HTML/XHTML validation service
  • Quality Tips for Webmasters
• W3School's excellent tutorials
  • W3School HTML tutorial
  • W3School XHTML tutorial
• The Web Design Group's HTML 4.0 Reference
• HTML Resource List from BarcodesInc
• Shoreline's Guide to SGML
• A Beginner's Guide to HTML by the NCSA - a comprehensive HTML tutorial
• XHTML editors providing syntax highlighting, an FTP client and XHTML toolbar
  • EditPlus - excellent, not free, windoze only
  • Bluefish - excellent free cross platform
  • Arachnophilia - excellent free Java cross platform
  • HTMLPad - excellent, not free, windoze only
  • HTMLKit - feature packed, not free windoze only
  • PSPad - freeware code editor, windoze only
• article: Style Guide for the Branch Libraries of the New York Public Library
• article: Fix Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE! from A List Apart

CSSback up

• CSS teaching material
• The W3C Cascading Style Sheets home page
  • CSS level 1 specification
  • CSS level 2 revision 1 specification
  • W3C's CSS validation service
• W3School CSS tutorial
• Color Scheme Designer with tools for colour blind scheme design
• Western Civilisation home of Style Master CSS Editor and tutorials, guides & articles
• css/edge exploring creativity with CSS
• sitepoint CSS tutorials
• cssimport the no frills inspirational site
• article: Internet Explorer box model bug from Wikipedia
• article: From Table Hacks to CSS Layout: A Web Designer's Journey - A List Apart
• article: Article archive CSS hacks from wellstyled.com

XMLback up

• XML teaching material
• The World Wide Web Consortium's XML page
  • the XML standard
  • the SVG working group
  • W3C Math Home
• xml.com O'Reilly's XML from the inside out
• xml.apache.org the Apache XML Project - home of the Xerces validating parser
• xml.org The XML Industry Portal
• ZVON - Provide some XML tutorials and references
• Intuit QuickBase - Online Resource Guide to XML
• XML Spy was the only comprehensive XML IDE but now there is also...
  • Stylus Studio
  • Liquid XML Studio
  • oXygen
  • Sysonyx Inc. Purveyors of XML tools including xmlHack
• Ginger Alliance has moved but you can still find...
  • Sablotron XSLT, DOM and XPath processor
• DTDGenerator spin off from the Saxon XSLT processor
• XML starter kit including the Tamino XML server from Software AG
• www.flatland.com 3DML
• XML forums from the 'Big Blue'
• article: Manipulating XML with Sablotron, PHP and MySQL Olivier Elemento, June 2001
• article: Putting XSL and PHP to work Danne Lundqvist
• article: Spotlight on XML - Extending Your Markup: An XML Tutorial, IEEE Internet Computing, July/August 2000
• article: Principles of XML design: When to use elements versus attributes
• article: Neward and Trenaman consider REST, or The Great and Complete SOAP vs POX Debate

JavaScriptback up

• JavaScript teaching material
• JavaScript Documentation from Netscape now hosted by Mozilla
  • JavaScript 1.3 client reference available from Oracle, Oxford and faqintosh
• JavaScript Source the place to borrow scripts
• jQuery The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library
• Mozilla's definitive browser sniffer
• Creating Accessible JavaScript from WebAIM
• SAJAX the Simple Ajax toolkit by ModernMethod
• article: JavaScript: Why You Don't Know More About It by Steve Champeon
• article: Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications by Jesse James Garrett

Perlback up

• Perl teaching material
• CPAN the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
• Perl.org The source for Perl
  • perldoc documentation
• ActiveState applied open source - the place to get Perl for Windoze
  • Configuring Perl for Apache on Windoze
• PerlMongers the Perl advocacy people
• Perl Reference Guide from Rex Swain
• Perl Resources and Reviews a big list of good stuff
• The Perl Resource Index a bigger list of good stuff
• the Apache Xerces XML parser
• article: Building a simple module by hand

PHPback up

• PHP teaching material
• PHP net the home of PHP
• Zend - the PHP company professional PHP tools
• PHPBuilder the resource for PHP developers
• PHP Freaks get addicted
• The PHP Resource Index a bigger list of good stuff
• Configuring PHP for Apache on Windoze
• PHP, JavaScript and VBScript Language Summary
• article: SQL Injection

ASP.NETback up

• ASP.NET teaching material
• ASP.NET - The Official Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Site
• Microsoft .NET
• Codeplex - Microsoft open source project hosting web site
• MSDN - Microsoft demonstrate their web skills
  • XML and Microsoft Office - getting XML in and out of Access
  • XMLHTTP - getting and posting XML over HTTP
• Mono CLR
• PHP, JavaScript and VBScript Language Summary
• Master C# the easy way
  • Creating your first code behind page - without VisualStudio .NET
• article: Microsoft promises end to 'DLL hell'
• article: More .NET Passport security doubts raised
• article: Microsoft travel subsidies for UN group under fire - hot new from the ebXML vs SOAP battlefront

Streamingback up

• Streaming teaching material
• W3C Synchronized Multimedia
• Macromedia
• Macromedia Showcase
• Real Systems
  • service and support
  • library
• streamingmedia.com all manner of streaming related goodstuff including...
  • tutorials
• Streaming Media World
• Real Systems Production Guide
• RealPix

Databasesback up

• MySQL - simple, fast, reliable
  • MySQL Reference Manual
• MySQL Reference all there is to know
• Configuring MySQL for Apache on Windoze
• phpMyAdmin web based administration tool for MySQL
• SQL tutorial from WebDevelopersNotes

Linuxback up

• linux.com Linux and Open Source news and information
• linux.org a voice for the promotion and advocacy of Linux
• linux.co.uk home of the Greater London Linux User Group
• article: Linux desktop begins shipping to UK police force

Open Sourceback up

• Open Source teaching material
• Open Source Initiative
• GNU's not Unix - original and genuine
• Open Source Design Network
• SourceForge
• O'Reilly Open Source Center
• FreshMeat the Web's largest index of Unix and cross-platform software
• UK academic open source not exactly kicking
• article: Amazon: Linux saved us millions
• article: Micro$oft demonstrating their legendary intelligence
• article: NHS may ditch Microsoft on costs
• article: Secure Linux desktop begins shipping to UK police force

Usability and Accessibilityback up

• Usability and Accessibility teaching material
• W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative
  • WCAG 1.0
  • WCAG 2.0
• Section 508 The US government road to accessibility
• Usability information from the US government
  • Evidence based web site design and usability guidelines
• ISO 9241-151 Guidance on World Wide Web user interfaces
• Ability Net Championing IT for People With Disabilities
• Website Law helping developers ensure compliance with English laws
• TechDis JISC-funded educational advisory service
• WebAIM Web Accessibility in Mind
  • WAVE Web Accessibility Versatile Evaluator
  • Creating Accessible JavaScript excellent interactive tutorial
• FAE - Functional Accessibility Evaluator
• CAST: Centre for Applied Special Technology
• My Web My Way from the BBC
• Guild of Accessible Web Designers
• Accessify - Home of the Accessibility Toolset
• useit.com Jakob Nielsen's famous usability site
  • article: Papers and Essays by Jakob Nielsen
  • article: The Difference Between Web Design and GUI Design
• Nielsen Norman Group Strategies to enhance the user experience
• UsableNet Tools for website usability and access
• Usability First information and resources
• Color Scheme Designer with tools for colour blind scheme design
• Joe Clark Accessibility, design and writing
  • Building Accessible Websites online book
• IBM Accessibility Center
• Freedom Scientific hardware and software for blind and low vision users
  • JAWS screen reader
• Synapse empowering individuals with disabilities
• Sean's webdesign help pages
• Web Design patterns from Martijn van Welie
• Writing Well for the Web
• The Paciello Group evaluating web accessibility
  • article: Excellent collection of whitepapers
• article: Tesco launches visionary website
• article: Considering the Color Blind
• article: Color Deficient Vision
• article: What is Color Blindness
• article: Bruce Maguire sues the Sydney Olympics Organising Committee
• article: National Federation of the Blind and Target Agree to Class Action Settlement

Web 2.0back up

• Web 2.0 teaching material
• Google Maps API
• Wikipedia on Web 2.0
• article: What Is Web 2.0Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software from Tim O'Reilly

Flashback up

• Flash teaching material
• Creative Suite 5.5 Download
• Getting Started with Flash Samples and Tutorials
• Flash Kit, A Flash Developer Resource
• Interesting Flash link
• Flash arcade games
• article: Flash: 99% Bad from Jakob Nielsen
• article: Flash: is Evil from dack.com

ColdFusionback up

• ColdFusion teaching material
• Macromedia ColdFusion MX
  • ColdFusion developer centre
  • ColdFusion examples
• Activ Software
• House of Fusion
• Easycfm
• Tutorial from WebMonkey - old but amusing intro
• article: XML and XSLT with ColdFusion

WAPback up

• WAP teaching material
• WAP Forum

AJAXback up

• AJAX teaching material is buried in my XML material
• have a look at my asynchronous shockwave example which predates AJAX
• SAJAX the simple AJAX toolkit from modernmetho
• jQuery arguably the best JavaScript tolkit
  • The DOM is a Mess lecture from John Resig

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