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This
page contains links to some of the online resources that I use in
my web development work. If you are maintaining your own web site,
you may find some of them useful as well.
Categories:
Development Tools - HTML
- JavaScript - Active Server
Pages - General Resources - Other
Topics
Development
Tools
Macromedia Dreamweaver
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Dreamweaver is a web development tool that is suited to any
web site. However, it requires more web design knowledge to
use than Microsoft FrontPage.
A site created with Dreamweaver can run on virtually any
web server.
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Microsoft FrontPage
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FrontPage is an excellant tool for small, do-it-yourself
web sites. It is not suited to larger or more complex sites.
FrontPage does a lot for you, but that also means that
it sometimes does things to you.
To make the best use of FrontPage, you need to find an Internet
Service Provider (ISP) which supports the FrontPage Extensions.
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Other Editors
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HTML
HTML stands for HyperText Markup
Language. This is the code that is used on web pages
to format the text and graphics.
JavaScript
JavaScript is a programming language commonly
used to add some functionality to web pages. Effects such as button
graphics that change when the mouse passes over are accomplished
using JavaScript. Tools such as FrontPage
and Dreamweaver actually create the JavaScript
for you.
Active
Server Pages
Active Server Pages (ASP) are otherwise normal
web (HTML) pages, to which some programming code (a.k.a. scripting)
has been added. This programming runs on the web server before
the page is returned to the web browser. The web server on which
your site will be running must support ASP for your code to work.
General
Resources
Many of the general resources contain articles or sections relating
to the other topics I have listed, plus many more.
Other
Topics
Design
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What? I need to have a coherent design?
Can't I just toss some HTML on a page? |
Cascading Style Sheets
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Cascading style sheets are a great way to enhance the look
of your page. But beware! There are lots of old browsers out
there that don't support CSS, so make sure your pages are
readable without it.
Tip: Avoid the "font-lineheight" tag - this really
messes up pages in some versions of Netscape.
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Java
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Java is a programming language. Java applets
are small Java programs that are downloaded from a web page
and run inside a web browser window. Java is cool, but a little
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Web Browsers
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Most people are using either Netscape or Microsoft Internet
Explorer. Of course, which version they are using is anyone's
guess.
As a web developer, you need to test your pages is at least
the latest versions of each. If you have older versions or
other browsers, test them there also. They don't have to look
as pretty in older browsers, but they still need to be readable.
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Graphics to Purchase
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You can buy graphics to use on your web
site. Check out these sites. |
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