HTML/DHTML

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the document format of this page and the vast majority of pages on the web. Although the look of a web page is often a design issue, rather than a programming issue, the actual mechanics of getting a web page to have its intended look in its target environment is very much a matter for developers. Granted, there are ways around ever having to hack any HTML, but all have their disadvantages. As things stand, a knowledge of HTML is essential for any serious web developer.

Related links on the internet

W3Schools Online

If you want to learn about web development, you could do a lot worse than to make this site your first point of reference. It contains the largest collection of tutorials that we've seen so far in just about the widest variety of web technologies, including HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSL, DTD, SOAP, VBScript, JavaScript, SQL, ADO and the .NET products. Fantastic.

Web Reference

Great site for HTML, DHTML, Perl, JavaScript and XML developers. A myriad of articles and tutorials about these subjects, plus usability and other development issues.

Web authoring and surfing

Excellent collection of tutorials and articles written or recommended by Jukka Korpela. You may not agree with all of the author's opinions, but there's much to learn here about HTML, CSS and the whole philosophy of web authoring.

Web Style Guide, 2nd Edition

Online book covering all aspects of designing a web site from the planning stage through to the technical aspects of page layout. An outstanding reference and guide to use when creating or modifying a web site.

Web Monkey

Long established site providing a large number of tutorials and articles about HTML, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, mySQL and many more topics to do with web development and management.

1st Page 2000 2.0

A free and feature-rich web page editor. Includes syntax highlighting, context sensitive help, spell checker, code templates, code snippets and a highly configurable interface. For everyone from the HTML novice to the advanced DHTML and CGI author.

MSDN Online

Microsoft's repository of development knowledge. A vast library coupled with a large downloads section featuring many free products.

WebFX

Classy collection of DHTML widgets for the IE, Opera and Mozilla browsers. According to the authors, these scripts deliver "what you never thought possible".

Web Design Group

A site that promotes the internationally recognized standards for HTML, CSS and other web technologies. Documentation for several versions of HTML and CSS can be downloaded from this site for offline use. There's also an FAQ section and a collection of links.

DevGuru

Thousands of pages of expert advice on programming for the internet on Microsoft platforms. Covers ADO, ASP, Jet SQL and WML, as well as the usual web languages.

Dynamic Drive

A collection of DHTML scripts, written in JavaScript 1.2+, to add a bit of sparkle and panache to your pages. The scripts are currently targeted at Netscape 4 and IE 4/5, although nearly all will work on IE6 and a few will work on Netscape 6.

JavaScript Documentation

Netscape's JavaScript and DHTML references to view online or download.

The Free Country

A great resource for developers, produced by Christopher S L Heng. Contains links to freeware tools for developing in C/C++, Basic, Pascal, Fortran, Perl and several other languages, and tools for web development. In addition, there are several articles by the site's author, in which he shares his experiences of, and opinions on, the choices facing web developers.

Web Review

Online magazine with articles about web development issues, ranging from tutorials about a particular programming problem to discussions about the state of the web development industry.