General Web Design Archives

The Web Developer's Virtual Library, an expansive resource with abundant local information on anything that is Web. Nice candid tone.

Comprehensive list of WWW Authoring Information compiled by David W. Baker. Basically, this list is an archive of links to everything - style guides, Perl, Java, JavaScript, HTML, SGML, VRML, Multimedia, Newsgroups, and more.

The HTML Writers Guild; An organization of HTML design originators. Membership ranges from beginners to industry professionals, with a helpful, master/apprentice atmosphere.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): WWW news, specs and reference software. Archives on all subjects with relevance to Web site design and maintenance, and useful links galore. If you don't find what you need there, they will certainly point you to someone who will have it for you.

Online Reference and Reading Sites World Ready's Listing of Websites relating to all aspects of the Web. Organized and simply arranged, it makes for a quick, easy way to find exactly what you need without hassle.

Web Reference, a site with different sets of links tailored towards Webmasters and Web tourists.

CGI Scripts, Java & Javascript

PERL Manual. This web document is a searchable re-organized version of the "perl.1" man page for PERL version 4. Visit to find out what PERL actually stands for.

CGI Library, gives a handful of examples of CGI scripts with explanations and usage instructions. Also links to the to Web Engineer's Toolbox and Miscellaneous PERL Information.

Overview: The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) This site serves as a reference to CGI scripts and their implementation on web sites. Visit it to learn CGI jargon, find out just what a Common Gateway Interface really is, and see examples of CGI programs and their behavior. Also has an excellent (and necessary) section about security-conscious programming.

Matt's Script Archive - A selection of scripts (PERL and CGI) and links to locations with other scripts available free for download to add to the dynamic of your site.

HTML Form Creation/Submission Example Published by NCSA, this site tells you everything you could possibly need to know about creating CGI forms, executing them, and decoding the output in a manner that is useful to you. Never be intimidated by those crazy CGI forms again...

Introduction to JavaScript: an intensive seven-part tutorial that leads you through practically every aspect of JavaScript programming for the beginner. Includes information on working with frames, scrolling on the status bar, validating and submitting form input and more.

The ECMAScript Standard defines the ECMA scripting language, a standardized version of JavaScript.

Applet Archives

JAVAWORLD, a monthly digital magazine devoted to Java. Features tutorials as well as editorial columns and resources.

JavaSoft from Sun Microsystems. This site showcases news on Java developments (both current and impending).

Gamelan: Earthweb's Java Directory. Designated as the "Official Directory for Java" by Sun Microsystems and Javasoft, this site lists an astonishingly exhaustive list of features, applets, and resources (over 4000 in total) for use by Web developers. Literally anything that is Java related can be found there.

Java Programming

Microsoft Visual J++, Microsoft's Java production tool.

Sun's Java Developer's Corner: Sun Microsystems' development tools for SPARC, Windows and Macintosh. Products, How To's, Chat

Java World: IDG's online magazine "for the JAVA community". With news on the industry, reviews of new (and old) applets, and tutorials on Java for both beginners and experts. Each issue examines the most up to date Java technology, and tells you how best to put it to work for you.

Style Guides

Glassdog has a great design guide called GDLabs' Design-O-Rama. Besides being one of the most informative and comprehensive style guides you're likely to find on the Web, it also makes up part of one of the best examples of the principles it discusses, the Glassdog Web Site.

Killer advice on Creating Killer Websites, By David Siegel, author of the book of the same name. With a number of useful design tips and tricks, this site shows you how to turn a good Web page into a great one by tweaking the appearance of your text, the size of your images, and ensuring that the colours you see on your screen are what your readers see on theirs.

Style Guide for Online Hypertext by Tim Berners-Lee. Full of advice and tips on those aspects of a site that can be all the difference between a professional, streamlined Web work and a banged-together basement job, and how to ensure that your site seen by all as the former, not the latter.

Web Style Manual, now in its second edition from the Center for Advanced Instructional Media, Yale University. Includes sample templates, tutorials on web site style, and plenty of links to other resources. Learn what is essential in a good web site, and what is considered "Design Integrity".

Style Sheet Proposals (differentiating between content and format) from the W3C. Packed with useful information on Cascading Style Sheets, their intended effects, and how to maximize their potential on your site.

An Introduction to Frames, Netscape's site deals with frame syntax and frame implementation.

Netscape's <FRAMES>. A brief introduction to frames, plus a launch pad to more frames information and a graphical tutorial.

The Table Element, a introduction to the table element with all of its attributes. Each attribute is explained with step by step implementation instructions and examples.

Online Magazines

Interactive Week, with news and info on the newest internet innovations. Presented with a decidedly business oriented tone, and updated once a week.

Web Developer, news and tips specifically for website designers, updated frequently.

Web Review, a web specific online magazine that will help you keep up with the trends.

Web Techniques, with more web-developer specific news, tips, and reviews.

Web Week, another good news & info source, updated weekly as well.

Wired Magazine While other resources concern themselves with the internet as a technological or marketing phenomenon, Wired also pays heed to its cultural impact.

Search Ziff Davis' Publications for a listing of many other online magazines.

Search CMP Media Inc.'s Websites for another listing of magazines online.

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