The Web Developer's Links and Info

• Reference
• HTML Authoring

• HTML Editors
• HTML Validators
• HTML Converters

• Information on Graphics
• Graphics You Can Download
• Fonts

• WWW Links
• Software Directories
• Software Home Pages
• Great web pages, examples, and visual treats
• Publishing your web site

• Cascading Style Sheets
• Newsgroups and List Server Forums
• Miscellaneous
• Java & Javascript

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Reference

References on the Web:
• HTML Compendium
• The World Wide Web Consortium
  These are the people who wrote the book.
• The World Wide Web Consortium: HTML Specification
  This is the book: HTML specifications.
   
  Books I have enjoyed (just a few out of dozens of books available on the subject):
• Elizabeth Castro, HTML for the World Wide Web
  Peachpit Press (Addison-Wesley), 1996
  If you want a good, easy to read, yet thorough book for learning HTML, this is it.
• Laurie McCanna, Creating Great Web Graphics
  MIS Press, 1996
  Good basic text with how-to steps.
• Nathan Muller, The Webmaster's Guide to HTML for Advanced Web Developers
  McGraw Hill, 1996
  A good reference book for those who have mastered the basics.
• WebReference.com
  Another good reference site.
• David Siegel, Creating Killer Web Sites
  Hayden Books, 1996
  The art of Third-Generation Site Design.
• Lynda Weinman, Designing Web Graphics
  New Riders, 1996
  An excellent reference on images, pallettes, and media for the web.

WWW Links

• Domain name country suffixes
• How a Web Page Works
  Excellent!
• How CGI Scripting Works
• How Web Servers and the Internet Work
  Excellent!
• Iain Anderson's Bookmarks
  Links to everything on and off of the planet. Includes a good section on art and graphic design, plus a good section on www and internet programming.
• Arnon Davidovici's Home Page
  Good jumpstation. Includes AI, nanotechnology, robotics, and web documentation.
• Internet Links
  A collection of links to nearly everything.
• Internet Info Scavenger magazine
  with info on search engines.
• International Society of Internet Professionals
  
• The Internet Services List
  A collection of links to just about every topic on the planet.
• David Siegel's site and Web Wonk Tips.
• Web Info Guide
  A comprehensive list of links by Berkely Software Design.

HTML Authoring

• Bare Bones Guide to HTML
  The Guide lists every tag in the official HTML 3.2 specification, plus the Netscape extensions, in a concise, organized format.
• NCSA--A Beginner's Guide to HTML
  
• Another Beginner's Guide to HTML Also has a good Forms tutorial.
• CGI info from uiuc
• Frames info from Netscape
  
• HTML Goodies
  Great collection of information. Covers many topics. Check it out!
• The HTML Writers Guild Website
  
• HTML Writers Guild: Guild Specific Information
  
• revised HTML documentation
  
• Internet Resources on the Web
  
• Links to Internet and HTML specs
  How the NASA webweavers weave web wonders.
• Microsoft's info on HTML Authoring and Web Tools
  
• Guide to HTML Authoring and Web Resources
  Good stuff.
• Web Design Group
  Nice site - plus: good information on design and html! Includes info on cascading style sheets.
• The Web Developer's Virtual Library
  Excellent reference material.
• WebReference.com
  Another good reference site.
• The World Wide Web-tools for aspiring web weavers
  
• Yale World Wide Web Design Resources
  Excellent collection of references.
• Yale WWW Style Manual
  Definitive style manual. Browsable or downloadable. See this!
• WEBalley HTML tutorial

HTML Validators

• AnyBrowser.com
• CSE 3310 HTML Validator
  Highest rating from TuCows. Also integrates with HomeSite HTML editor (one of the best non-wysiwyg editors).
• BiggByte
• CyberSpider validator.
  WebBug allows to view HTTP traffic from your server.
• Dr. HTML
  
• Linkbot by Tetranet. Reputed to be one of the best.
• Lynx-me
  See what your page looks like under Lynx, with no graphics enabled.
• Net Mechanic
  Validates your site and emails you the results!
• W3C validator.
• Website Garage

HTML Converters

• AscToHTM
  is a highly-rated HTML converter.
• Q-HTML
  is an advanced tool to convert text into HTML quickly and easily.
• Quick Page converts any text document into an html document.

HTML Editors

• Find an HTML Editor
  Links to many HTML editors.
• Home Site
  The best html editor, in my opinion.
• John A Jonod's WinSock Apps
  A good collection of good apps.
• Internet Authoring Software
  
• Navigator: Windows-based HTML editors revisited
  
• Sausage Software Home Page
  Hot Dog is a top-rated editor. Lots of features.
• Windows HTML Editing Tools
  Really good collection with thorough descriptions.

Software Directories

• Directory of winsock
  
• shareware.com -- the way to find shareware on the Internet
  
• TradeWave Galaxy
  
• TUCOWS: The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
  Everything from utilities to editors.
• The Web Developer's Virtual Library
  
• Windows Archive
  
• The WinSite(tm) Archive
  

Web Sites

• Dave Siegal's Killer Sites
  By a well-known designer. Controversial. Also check out:
• High Five
  Good design sites.
• Entropy8 page - very nice!
  Highly artistic high impact page. Takes a little patience to navigate, but worth it! This site brings up two copies of your browser: one to navigate controls and one to view. Be sure to click on the flaming "Freedom" control. Then switch to the view browser and check out the list of artistic sites!
• Digitoils - very nice!
  Amazing paintings.
• Real Aroma
  
• Mike Graham's Homepage
  Nice format with multiple windows per screen (tables).
• Rusted Faith
  Nice designer site.
• Santa Fe Southwest Artists Marketspace
  Well designed and well flowing page.
• Ok, here's an ugly site example.
• Utobia
  Interesting use of tables to center images and text.
• A very interesting site.
  
• Virtual Ithaca
  Lots of animated GIFs.
• Web Sharx
  Dozens of links to lots of sites with cool images. Lots of ray tracing.

Home Pages For Software Products

• Adobe Photoshop
  
• Gif Construction Set
  Construction tool for GIFs, including animated GIFs.
• JASC Home page
  Paint Shop Pro. Superb! Easier to use and cheaper than Photoshop! (But Photoshop is still the best)..
• Map Edit
  MapEdit software by Tom Boutell to create imagemaps.
• Welcome to Netscape
  
• ForeFront
  WebWhacker downloads complete web sites to your PC. Plus WebSeeker and GrabNet products.

Publishing Your Web Site

• World Wide Web Broadcaster
  Publish your web page to many search engines at one time.
• Dictionary of HTML Meta tags
• How to Announce Your Web Site
  
• How to Publicise a New Web Site
  
• Internet Info Scavenger magazine
  with info on search engines.
• Submit URL
  
• Meta Tags
  Good basic descriptions.
• Meta Tags - Back to Basics and WebDeveloper.com META Tag Resources
• Newsletter
  offering tips on how to publish your site. Good, but not free.
• Preparing your pages for search engines
• Publicizing Your Web Site
  Good reference material and resources.
• High Rankings.com
  Good summary information on their site.
• SearchEngines.com
  Very good information on submitting your website.
• Search Engine Tips from Search Engine Watch
• Search Engine News
• Search Engine Showdown
  The User's Guide to Web Searching features comparative analysis of search engines.
• Search Engine Tutorial for Web Designers
  Includes detailed information about major search engines.
• Search Engine Watch
  Includes resources and tips.
• Smart Tags. Microsoft's smart tags redirect traffic away from your website. Include the meta tag <META NAME="MSSmartTagsPreventParsing" content="TRUE">
  to prevent this theft.
• Submit It!
  Publish your web page to many search engines at one time.
• The Brick
  Tips on meta tags and web page optimization for search engines. What meta tags do search engines read?
• WordTracker search engine keyword selection product.
• Yahoo
  Website Announcement and Promotion
• Website Doctor - fee based website evaluation for small businesses.
• Xenu's Link Sleuth finds broken links for free.

Cascading Style Sheets

• W3C Standard
  
• Web Design Group
  Good reference material.
• WebReview style sheet reference guide

Newsgroups and List Server Forums

• Newsgroup FAQ (Oxford)
  Includes FAQ by newsgroup category.
• Web Programming List Server Discussion Group
  To subscribe, send e-mail to: webprog-request@cgibook.com
  with the word "subscribe" (no quotes) in the subject header.
  Good forum for basic html programming.
• Advanced HTML List Server Discussion Group
  To subscribe, send e-mail to: LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU
  Place the following in the BODY of the email:
  SUBSCRIBE ADV-HTML < your first name > < your last name >
  Good forum, but advanced topics only. Like a cookie with your Java?
• The WebDesign List The purpose of this list is to host a dialog between visual designers working within the context of the Web. List info, status, FAQ, etc.: http://www.webmonster.net/lists/. To subscribe, send a message to:
  webdesign-digest-request@weinman.com
  with the word "subscribe" (no quotes) in the subject header.
  Good forum, oriented to graphics design.
• HTML Authoring Newsgroup
  Subscribe to: comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html
• Images Authoring Newsgroup
  Subscribe to: comp.infosystems.www.images.html

Miscellaneous

• Tom Boutell's WWW FAQ
  Very good information on the web, covering lots of aspects.
• Computing Information From Around the World
  Lots of links, information about the web and html programming.
• Degrees for Success lists design schools.
• Information on HTML META tag
  
• InteractiveTools.com
  offers free Perl scripts.
• The Internet Exposed
  Online 'zine on web design.
• Matt's Script Archive
  Library of CGI and Pearlscripts.
• Sessions.edu
  an accredited online school of media and design
• Server Push, Client Pull info
  Includes info on META tag.
• Robots information
  
• Robots pages
• Troobloo
  Database of technology articles and tutorials.
• TuDogs.com
  The Ultimate Directory Of Gratis Software Authoring & Web Design, Graphics software, Clipart, Animation, WebTools, Windows, Music, Games, Education, Business & Finance, Health, News, Special Recipes, Free Web Developer Software.
• Visibone
  HTML, color, and Javascript reference cards.
• Web design schools directory
  
• Webmaster Resources
  Articles, reviews of software and services, weekly newsletter, and many good links.

Java & Javascript

• Andy's Art Page
  original gif89 animations, buttons, and backgrounds, as well as Photoshop, JavaScript, and HTML tips.
• Webdeveloper JavaScripts
• Fancy Things Examples
• Free JavaScripts from Website Abstraction
• The Java Boutique
• Java Development Centre
  including code libraries.

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