I figured, rather than reinventing the wheel and writing yet another tutorial, I would gather up all of the bookmarks I have saved over the years and share them with the newcomers to our industry. So, below you will a number of resources that might just help you find the answer you are looking for.
I try to code to standards and I encourage you to learn the standards of coding and follow them to the best of your abilities. If you are serious about learning how to design websites, go to the library and read some books, check out the resources I have provided, and experiment.. the only way to learn is by doing it!
The list…
The Basics
HTML / XHTML Resources
- HTML Validator
- HTML Cheat Sheet
- Special Characters Cheat Sheet
- W3 Schools: earn HTML
- A List Apart: HTML/XHTML Topics
- Web Monkey: HTML Code Library
- Web Monkey: Web Basics
- Web Design From Scratch: HTML Tutorials
- HTML-Reference
- HTML 4 Reference
- HTML 5 ( Not in use yet )
- HTML wiki
- About.com: HTML Topics
- HTML Tutorials
CSS Resources
- CSS Validator
- CSS Zen Garden
- W3 Schools: CSS Reference
- A List Apart: CSS Topics
- W3 Schools: Learn CSS
- Web Design From Scratch: CSS Tutorials
- About.com: CSS Topics
- CSS Wiki
- CSS Tutorials
- Dynamic Drive: CSS Library
Javascript
- W3 Schools: Learn Javascript
- jQuery Framework
- Visual JQuery ( Better than jQuery Docs)
- jQuery wiki
- Prototype Framework
- A List Apart: Javascript Topics
- Web Design From Scratch: Javascript Topics
- Javascript Tutorials
PHP / MySQL Resources
I hope this list will help you. I will constantly be adding to this list as I come across helpful sites. If you know of any good sites that should be added to this list, please feel free to send me a message with a link to the site, your name, your email, and your website url. If I think it is a good fit, I will add it to the list and give you credit.
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:28 am
I will try to add some more resources over the next several days…