Web Development Resources

Publications

Things change fast, here are some excellent resources to keep you inspired and up to speed. Add them to your Google Reader.

• Smashing Magazine
• A List Apart
• Ajaxian

Best Practices

• Web Standards Primer
• "Does Your Web Site Suck?" - Learn from the mistakes of others so you make fewer of your own

HTML The Content And Structure Layer

• W3C Schools - HTML

CSS The Presentation Layer

• CSS Zen Garden - The Beauty in CSS Design
• W3C Schools - CSS
• CSS Cheat Sheet
• List-o-matic - Great for CSS drop-down menus

CSS Gurus

• Eric Meyer
• Paul O’Brien

CSS Frameworks

• 960 Grid System
• Typogridphy
• Blueprint CSS

Browser Support

• CSS selectors: basic browser support
• CSS Differences in Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8
• Quirksmode.org

Javascript The Behaviors Layer

• W3C Schools - Javascript
• jQuery - &qoute;Write less, do more"
  • jQuery UI - Rich effects and UI widgets
  • jQuery Tools - "The Missing UI Library for the web"
  • jQuery Cycle plugin - Simple slideshow plugin

PHP Server Side Functionality

• W3C Schools - PHP
• PHP.net

CMS Manage Your Content With Ease

• Drupal
• Wordpress

Tools

• Color Scheme Designer
• W3C Markup Validation - Validate your markup

Miscellaneous

• Beter Font Stacks
• 12 Standard Screen Patterns
• Color Theory
• Microformats

Free Graphic Resources

• Webtreats
• Pattern Head

Legal

• Creative Commons
• GPL

If All Else Fails

Google is your best friend