Simple HTML A very basic table of contents layout in which you can easily choose help on specific tags, i.e. document tags, text tags, etc.
Writing HTML A nice tutorial with detailed index. Covers HTML 2.0 and then HTML 3.0 and beyond. Also describes image maps.
HTML Cheat Sheet
Here are all the HTML tags broken down by type and easily viewed on one page.
Includes tables, table attributes, frames and forms. HTML 4.0 Barebones
This site is anything but bare! A very detailed account of the tags used
in HTML all conveniently located on one page with intra-page links to the
major headings. Background FAQ Here is a detailed
FAQ concerning backgrounds in HTML documents. includes detailed explanation
of all the attributes and parametrs used in the background tag. Table Tutorial
Here is a detailed tutorial describing how to create tables. Topics include
simple tables, spanning rows and columns, as well as headers. Cool Table Tricks
A really cool tutorial from the web monkey site that shows how to embed tables
to create neat effects. You have to click along to see the next page. but
the tutorial contains plenty of illustrations to explain away the complexity
of table building. Table Design Ideas
Read this set of tutorials to learn how to make the most of tables. View
their gallery of table designs to get ideas, then check out their hints for
using HTML to code the table. Frames
Web monkey's frame tutorial for the absolute beginner. This explains the
concepts behind frames and uses a picnic plate as the example. Intro to Frames this
tutorial explains frames in a straight forward way. Clear wording and nice
figures illustrate the concepts so you can use frames in minutes. Frame Layout
Clear explanations of how to use frame tags and how to write HTML that creates
the frames you want to make. Contains links to show what the frame HTML examples
look like. Netscape Intro to Frames
This is Netscape's introduction to frames. Contains a portion on frame syntax,
how to target windows, and describes why you can't get infinite recursion
in frames. Sharky's Frame Tutorial
This site is dedicated to providing an explanation of how to use frames and
implement frames in HTML. The shark graphics are pretty cool and the info
is top notch. Note that jumping to links activates java. 2 Framed Links
This link shows you how to make one link change the content of two different
frames. This may be useful if your really interested in having a dynamic
site. Frame Cheat Sheet
This site offeres a summary of all the tags used in frames with clear illutrations
to guide your through their use. Refresh your memory or learn quickly with
this page. Advanced HTML A tutorial that delves into creating tables, adding background music, categorizing your site for search engines, and more.
Form INPUT Tags
A really nice description of the different types of form input tags as well
as examples of the buttons associated with different tags. There is also
a nice set of tables which describe the properties of the input tag attributes.
Form Tutorial
This is a form tutorial from about.com. It is broken into four parts, and
is pretty simple. Learn how to make different types of forms using the different
form tags. Quick Form Intro
this page contains quick links to the features of a form -text, menus, and
buttons. Easy navigation and concise information make this site very useful.
Adding Richness
This site offers introductions to imagemaps, frames, tables, and meta tags.
Nice layout of tutorial with a side navigation bar. How Do They Do That?
A set of tutorials that explain a number of neat tricks you can do with
HTML. Some of these are browser specific and others are not. These pages
cover GIFs (includining animation), access counters, cookies, and dynamic
documents HTML Sound
Learn how to use sound on your HTML pages. Read about the difference between
midi and wav files and then use these features on your page. Basic Colors
This site has the names of the 16 main colors you use in HTML development.
I believe these are browser safe colors which are derived from the 256 color
safe palette. Colors By Name
This page shows many colors and actually gives the name for the color so
you can use the name to specify the color rather than use a hex code. HTML Colors This page contains
boxes with the html color in hex code, and the values for red, green, and
blue to generate the color in another application like photoshop. One of
my most used sites. Hidden Forms
Learn how to use hidden variables in your forms to pass data to subsequent
pages without having the user type it in again and again. Also learn how
to use multiple forms on this page. Background Color Chooser
This page contains pulldown meus for the background color, foreground color,
and link colors. Just choose the attributes and click the button to view
how the colors will look. You can even give the url of your own background.
Advanced topics Find explanations and tutorials covering frames, meta tags, and automatic page jumps -as well as lists, links, and formatting.
HTML Help Desk This page is
quick and easy to use. It contains to pull down menus on the left which
list topics in HTML and a button to take you to that topic. Topics range
from introductory --HTML documents, linking to other sites, to complex --transparent
backgrounds, VRML, Java and Javascript. Library of Congress
Here is one of the most comprehensive web authoring pages available. Links
to HTML specification codes, guides and tutorials, style guides, cascading
style sheets, graphics - color - icons, forms, image maps, CGI scripting,
and links to HTML validation tools. WWW Consortium Style Guide This is a document that describes how HTML should be used, it is kinda dry reading, but offers a lot of information.
Web Style Guide
Now that you know HTML, what are you going to do with it? This site is the
grand daddy of all online style guides. Included are interface design, site
design, page design, as well as graphic design and multimedia, animation.
A must read for any web page creator!!
CGI
What is CGI?
This is a description of what CGI is, and what it is used for. Get a clue
from this link by following th "introduction" link then move on to a primer.
CGI Tutorial This
is a very straight forward and simple introduction to the common gateway
interface. It also covers forms and environmental variables CGI Is Easy
Use this page to walk through examples of code and web forms while reading
about how to use CGI on your web pages. This is a multi page tutorial with
"next" links on the bottom of the page. CGI is Realy Simple Are
you afraid of CGI? Do you have nightmares? Well NO LONGER. Here is a simple
introduction to CGI which walks through the basics. CGI 101 Here is a well indexed
tutorial on CGI programming written for the beginniner to intermediate CGI
programmer. There are 20 chapters plus an appendix containing additional
online resources. Advanced CGI Topics
This page lists a number of tutorials covering more advanced aspects of CGI
programming including preventing others from running scripts and restricting
access to a directory. CGI Resource This
site has very detailed informaion comprehensive resource on CGI organized
by topic. Topics include environmental variables, http cookies, forms, database
management, and programming in perl. Every link links to a page conatining
many more links. Get CGI Scripts
Use this site to locate existing CGI scripts written in perl (1847 scripts),
C/C++ (221 scripts), UNIX shell (17 scripts), and visual basic (38 scripts).
JavaScript
Intro For Beginners
Use this site to jump right in to the world of java scripting. This site
has ten chapters covering topics ranging from behavior, object hierarchy,
objects and methods, to DHTML, and Browser topics. More For Beginners
A very nice straight forward tutorial for javascript, it is well indexed
too! Starts with a good introduction, leads up to variables, objects, and
ends with cookies, menus, and windows. 14 lessons in all, 5 extra topics.
Java Script Tutorials This page has a five different tutorials describing javascript plus a links page which has about 20 plus javascript links.
Java Script Source Here is
a nice integrated site which integrates a tutorial but the rea;l strength
of this page is the directory of available java scripts for use. Java Script World Use this pretty site to learn java ascript from their tutorials, or read their news, or grab some of their scripts.
Java Script Jump Station This is the one stop source for java script tutorials and resources. About 30 links can be found here.
Web Monkey JScript
This is web monkey's javascript tutorial. It is broken down into 5 lessons
covering commenting, variables, windows & frames, arrays & loops,
and forms & buttons. Java Script NOT CGI
This is a page dedicated to teaching web masters how to use java script to
create dynamic pages without resorting to CGI scripting. Learn how to create
a dynamic page without shelling out the cash to pay for web hosting with
CGI features. javascripts.com A great source
for tutorials and scripts. With over 4700 scripts accessible this site should
definitely be on your bookmark list. You do have to REGISTER for complete
access to this site's content. Cut-n-Paste
This page offers java scripts that web masters can either download or cut
and paste right out of a web window. Find the script you've been looking
for right here! Java Script Search Looking for a particular script? Can't find it? Why not search here? Simple interface to search for java scripts right here.
Quick Start Guide
Jump right into java script by using this well indexed tutorial to teachj
yourself java script. Topics include events, objects, and frames. Opening Windows
A quick javascript introduction to opening another window. Simple one page
tutorial that you can put to use in about 5 minutes. Great Tutorials This
site offers many tutorials, it is well indexed and each tutorial has a description.
You can find the information you're looking for very quickly here. Java Srcipt Tips Search
the topics on this quick tips page. Subject matters include building a mini
cache for your web page, cookies, and redirecting people to other sites from
your site. Java Script City A good page
if you are looking for tutorials, scripts or other resources for java script.
Includes java script forums and mechanisms for submitting your won scripts.
Javascript Zen Style
Here is a creative approach to teaching javascript, inspired by the 12th
century verse of the Zen Patriarch, Kakuan. New windows pop up when you
click the images representing the topics.
Style Sheets
Style Sheet Guide
A guide on using cascading style sheets. Including a quick tutorial as well
as selectors, pseudo-classes, pseudo-elements, and cascading order. You can
also find CSS specifications and other documentation here too. CSS Primer
Learn about style sheets from the ground up at this site which uses examples
to help illustrate the concepts. Designed to get the beginner get up and
running quickly. CSS Tutorials A quick
and easy site to use for learning about style sheets. Read about how style
sheets bring the power of desktop publishing to the web. Includes links
to more information. Links are at the bottom. Links About CSS This
page offers about 15 links to teach you about cascading style sheets. If
your looking for a nice style sheet launch pad, this is it. CSS Specification This is a
monster of a page. A very dense work which covers the CSS2 specification.
There is more than you ever want to know here. Putting CSS in Perspective
Use this no-nonsense page to learn how to incorporate style sheets in your
web pages. Covers box model, padding, borders, and text indenting Casacading Style Sheets
This page provides a few examples of how style sheets can be used (form letter,
dynamically changing layers, etc.) and then close to 15 links on CSS documentation.
Style Sheets By Example
A neat little site which covers style sheets -using example code. In additiuon
to the tutorial on this page, there are links to a FAQ, Browser Compatibility,
and other references. CSS: about.com
Here are the links provided by about.com related to cascading style sheets.
This page offers tutorials and links to software relating to CSS. Close to
50 links here.
PHP
PHP home page This is the home page for
PHP, you can learn about development, download it, or read the manual all
from this page. The people who brought your PHP. PHP Introduction Here
are over 20 links to PHP3 specific tutorials and guides. Links range from
mySQL interfacing, to javascript-php combinations. A really cool site. PHP Manual Use
this page to access the PHP manual. All chapters and sections are indexed
and you can link directly to them. PHP debugger link on the page. PHP mySQL Tutorial This is a introduction to using PHP with the mySQL database to develpoment web content. Links to the mySQL/PHP home pages here.
PHP w/Apache Need help configuring Apache to run with PHP? You can find out how to do it at this site which has an Apache/PHP forum.
PHP Scripts Access php scripts for PHP3
and PHP2 from this site. Graphical counters, redirected warning messages,
randomly chosen images, mailing list interface, and more! PHP: about.com This is about.com's offering of PHP links. Find tutorials and scripts which can add to the calue of your web page.
PHP Web Resources Check out their
comprehensive PHP link section. You can also find java script links and
mySQL links on this site. In addition there are database links and some links
for ASP and WinNT. PHP Wizard This site contains useful
tips and tricks for using PHP in web development. A simple, easy to navigate
interface makes this site really comfortable to use PHP Scripts You can grab some PHP scripts from this site. There aren't that many, but include scripts to immitate HTML forms among others.
Apache
Apace.org This is the main site for
the apache web server documentation. Links on this page for perl, php, and
xml among others such as an Apache FAQ. Starting Apache
This is a quick guide to starting the Apache webserver. Included in this
guide are resources for tuning configuration files, as well as security and
logs.
mySQL
mySQL This is the site for mySQL, mySQL.com.
Here you will find development news, documentations, downloads, clients.
mySQL is the absolute best freely available database for the linux platform.
Web Databases
Vist web monkey's web database tutorial page to learn hoqw to configure Apache
and mySQL. Other topucs include PERL, DBI, and CGI as well. Devshed SQL A great
link page with many tutorials to help you get through all the applications
of databasing. Topics include website basics with PHP and mySQL, loading
javascript arrays with mySQL data, mySQL table joins, and mySQL documentation.
mySQL Man This
is a very nice reference for MySQL version 3.20.29. The manual is written
in white font upon a black background and all links are in yellow. A very
nice site with pleasant layout. Intro To Databases
This is a site providing a simple to follow introduction to SQL database
servers. Topics include text files, mark up languages (html, sgml, xml),
as well as commercial and open source RDBMS. SQL Language Reference
Here is a very clean index for getting the information you want as quick
as you need it. This is a SQL manual that covers the select statement, relational
operators, creating tables, and even has a section on common SQL questions.
DB Tutor A
clear and concise set of links for databasing with PHP. Topics available
include SQL commands, table creation, deleting data from a table, and calculating
with form input. mySQL Manual
Here is the definitive mySQL manual straight from mysql.com. Very detailed
index provides quick links to the exact information you are looking for.
Chapter 7 focuses on SQL syntax and chapter 8 is a mySQL Tutorial. Brief SQL Tutorial
A quick jump into structured query language. Topics include select, distinct,
where, funstions, group by, and joins. The use of colors on this page make
the tutorial easy to read.
Perl
Perl Manual This is MIT's
online Perl manual. Over 20 links on this page provide direct access to
subsections within the manual. Topics include syntax, data structures, regular
expressions, debugging, and perl modules. Perl Man Pages A very
detailed manual with a huge number of links and a searchable text interface.
If you can't find what you are looking for here, it probably doesn't exist.
perl.com The most complete
set of perl links to useful information I have ever seen. Pick a topic -it's
here! Covering how to embed perl in C, built in functions, regular expressions,
interprocess communication, security, hiding object classes in a simple variable,
and much, much more! about.com
Perl Looking for over 2 GigaBillion Links on Perl? Although you won't find
that many anywhere, you will come pretty close at about.com's perl section.
You need it? They have it! Data Structure Cookbook This
is a cookbook offering a number of useful data structures that can be built
usinbg the perl language. This is a quick reference huide for perl data structures.
Perl Quick Reference
Use this page to find information on scalers, arrays, flow control, file
I/O, regular expressions, and subroutines. An easy site to navigate. Simple Intro Perl
Here is avery simple straight forward introduction to the perl scripting
language. Topics available here include components of perl scripts, operators,
flow control, and debugging the script. Special Variables here is a list of all the special variables used in the perl language. $|, $%, $+, just to list a few.
Perl FAQs Here are bunch of PERL FAQs to help with CGI, file formats, data manipulation, I/O and a whole lot more.
TCL/TK Language
Perl-TK Tutorial This
is pretty decent tutorial, however the information is psread over a number
of pages with powerpoint presentation feel, and so it is kind of cumbersome
to use. TCL WWW Info
A very detailed links page filled with information on tcl and tk. If your
looking for archives, man pages, or references, this is the one stop location
for all of it!! TCL/TK Book
This is about half of a book intended to teach the TCL/TK language. Although
all the chapters are listed, hyperlinks are available for some, like regular
expressions, script libraries & packages, TL by example, grid and place
geometry packers, and safe TK and browser plugin. You won't find detailed
widget information here, too bad. TCL/TK Information
Find online tutorials, information about TCL and C, as well as links to other
TCL resources on the web. Nice layout of links provide simple navigation.
Kang's TK Page
A simple page of links covering repositories, including Sun Microsystems,
the Expect tutorial, and the TCL Dynamic Invocation Interface. You will
also find some links to TCL toolkits like EXxpect home page, Tix home, and
Tcl me. Cameron Laird's TCL Tutorials
A nice page with multiple TCL references followed by descriptions. Links
are broken down into General Purpose, TCL in context, and How-Tos. Simple
layoutr of links makes this an easy page to launch from. TCL/TK Tutorial
This 13 part tutorial covers topics ranging from variables and variable substitution,
expressions, command substitution, and control flow to procedures, lists,
arrays, strings, and input/output. TCL PS tutorials
Here are 5 tutorials in postscript format that cover TCL and TK. Topics
include introduction to TCL, introduction to TK and widgets, and TCL/C widget
interfaces. TCL/TK Non-Programmer
This is a TCL /TK tutorial for the non-programmer. It covers how to obtain
TCL, widgets, core TCL rules, and TK commands. In addition it provides a
section called "where to go from here". Perl-TK FAQ
Here is an FAQ from the comp.lang.perl.tk,comp.lang.perl.announce,comp.answers,news.answers
news groups. information ranging from how do I write scripts in Perl-TK
to how do I control widgets. A very detailed FAQ with an excellent index
to help you home in on the exact information you're looking for. TCL/TK Directory This
is a very complete source of TCL/TK information, however I was unable to
find the main html page, and so this is a link directly to the directory.
You can still navigate pretty easily because the author has labelled the
pages as chapter / section headings. TCL 8.0 Manual Here is the
manual for the TCL language. It is divided into a few sections including:
TCL/TK applications, TCL commands, TK commands, TCL library, and keywords.
CVS Information
GMS CVS Tutorial
This tutorial describes how to setup CVS, and then goes into the basics,
followed by commands. The complete tutorial is located on one page, so it
is pretty easy to print. CVS Info Page CVS
is a system that lets groups of people work simultaneously on groups of files
(for instance program sources). Learn about it from these online references.
Quick introduction, quick reference, FAQ, and more. CVS Tutorial
This file is designed to give you a bird's eye view of the workings of the
Concurrent Versions System (CVS). It is based (loosely) around CVS version
1.3. Another CVS Tutorial This tutorial isn't too verbose but it provides information via a small number of links on the main page.
Concurrent Versions System
This tutorial takes you through the steps of setting up CVS, putting a project
under CVS, using CVS, and understanding why and how branching is useful
C Language
Intro to C
Here is an introduction to C programming that covers branching and looping,
arrays, pointers, and text files as well as operator precedence and binary
files. Cprogramming.com Here is a site dedicated to the C programming loaguage. Find tutorials, source code, tips, and hints for C development here.
Usenet C Newsgroups
Have a question you can't get answered anywhere? Try searching through the
posts on the newsgroups, or better yet, leaving your own posting. C Programming Manual
Here is a programming manual on the C language, the only draw back to this
manual is that many of the pages have very little information and you must
keep hitting the "nect" button. Many C Links Here a
number of C links, some are tutorials, some are on specific topics like precedence,
and Library references. Check here for info you're looking for before giving
up.