Web Authoring Technical Reference

The World Wide Web - WWW project was initially developed at the CERN: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, in 1991. The first specification of the HTML - HyperText Markup Language - was defined by Tim Berners-Lee, at CERN. Currently, the original CERN documentation is maintained by the The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

• W3C - The World Wide Web Consortium
• IETF - The Internet Engineering Task Force
• The Web Standards Project (WaSP)
  Founded in 1998, The Web Standards Project is a grassroots coalition fighting for standards that ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all. Standards reduce the cost and complexity of development while increasing the accessibility and long-term viability of any site published on the Web. WaSP works with browser companies, authoring tool makers, and other peers to deliver the true power of standards to the web medium.
  FAQ, Reference Charts (Color names, Character entities), HTML and XHTML Conforming Templates, Resources, Glossary.
• W3J: World Wide Web Journal
  "The Open Systems Perspective on Advanced Web Technologies", by O'Reilly Media
• W3Schools
  W3Schools - Full Web Building Tutorials, Reference and Examples - All free. W3Schools mission is to develop well organized and easy to understand online Web tutorials based on W3C Web standards. W3Schools also offers professional Online Certification for: HTML, XML, ASP.
  At W3Schools you will find all the Web-building tutorials you need, from basic HTML and XHTML to advanced XML, Multimedia and WAP. W3Schools is one of the largest web developers site on the Net.
  
  • HTML Tutorials: HTML, XHTML, CSS.
  • XML Tutorials: XML, XSL, XSLT, XSLFO, XPath, DTD, XSD, DOM, XForms, SOAP, WSDL, WAP, XMLSpy.
  • Browser Scripting Tutorials: JavaScript, DHTML, VBScript, WMLScript.
  • Server Scripting Tutorials: SQL, ASP, ADO, PHP.
  • Microsoft .NET (dotnet): .NET, ASP.NET, .NET Mobile.
  • Multimedia Tutorials: Media, SMIL, SVG, Flash.
  • Web Building: Web Development, W3C, Browsers, Web Software, Web Graphics, Web Careers, Web Hosting, Web Certification.
  • References: HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0, CSS 2.0, XSLT 1.0, WML 1.1, ASCII, Entity, HTML Colors, WAP.
  • W3Schools Online Certification Program: HTML, XML, ASP.
• Deja Vu: (re-) creating the Web History
  Deja Vu - "the web as we remember it". Go to the emulator to re-live an era in the history of the web. Or go to the timeline to read about the old times!
• Internet Archive
  The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.
  
  • Wayback Machine: Browse through 10 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago.
• A List Apart (ALA)
  "For people who make websites". A List Apart Magazine explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards.
• internet.com
  Internet & IT Network. Real-time news and resources.
  Internet Technology, Ecommerce / Marketing, Web Developer, Windows Internet Technology, Linux / Open Source, Internet Resources, Internet Lists, Download, International, Internet News, Intenet Investing, ASP Resources, Wireless Internet, Careers, EarthWeb.
  NetSearcher - the search engine for Internet professionals, BrowserWatch, E-Commerce Guide, InternetNews.com, InternetProductWatch, InternetShopper, Internet World, JavaBoutique, JavaScript Source, PCWebopaedia.com, SearchEngineWatch, ServerWatch, Stroud's CWSApps, The List, WebCompare.com, WebDeveloper.com, WebReference.com, WDVL.
• Builder.com, by CNET (alternative link) "Beyond the code". Program, Architect, Manage, Web Design.
  Resources: E-newsletters, Discussion Center, White Papers, Online Courses, Online Library, Books & CDs, Product Reviews. Topics: Web Services & Technologies, Databases, Java, C/C++, Windows and .NET, UNIX, Object-Oriented Design, Web Site Authoring, Graphics & Multimedia, Web Scripting.
• The Web Developer's Virtual Library - WDVL
  A comprehensive guide and source of information related to WWW: Web authoring and tutorials, Internet, searching, e-commerce, multimedia, references, software, CGI, Design, Java etc.
  The WDVL: Keyword Search & Quick Index.
  Old site address, now maintained by internet.com.
• WebReference.com - The Webmaster's Reference Library
  Advanced topics, articles, forums, references, services. Authoring, E-Commerce, Internet, Multimedia, Programming, Promotion, Features. By internet.com.
• WebReference Developer's Corner
  This is the how-to section of webreference.com. Concise tutorials, discussions and reviews on the latest techniques that you can use to spice up web sites. HTML, XML, Graphics, Design, Programming.
• WebDeveloper.com
  Learn Ho to build Web Sites, Program in Java and JavaScript, HTML Authoring and much more. Diary information. By internet.com.
• Developer Shed
  "DevShed - The Open Source Web Development Site".
  Server Side: Administration, Java, MySQL, Perl, PHP, Python, PostgreSQL, Roxen, XML, Zope.
  Client Side: DHTML, Flash, Graphics, JavaScript, Style Sheets, WML.
  Dev Talk: Book Samples, Brain Dump, Career Center, Developer News, Feedback, DevShed Developer Discussion Forums, Mailing List, Reviews.
• Microsoft MSDN Library - Web Development - HTML and CSS
  HTML and DHTML Overviews and Tutorials, HTML and DHTML Reference, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), DHTML Behaviors, DHTML Data Binding, Scriptable Editing, Web Multimedia, HTML Applications (HTA), Accessibility, Technical Articles and Columns.
  Essential Microsoft resource for Web developers, was formerly Microsoft Site Builder Network (SBN) Workshop, and then merged into MSDN Library.
  By Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) Online.
  
  • HTML and DHTML Reference
    HTML and DHTML Overviews and Tutorials.
  • MSDN Internet Explorer Development
    Internet Development - Browser Extensions.
• Mozilla Developer Center - DevMo
  Originated from Netscape DevEdge. Netscape DevEdge portal was suddently closed by AOL by the end of 2004, but Mozilla Foundation reached and agreement with AOL to use documents based on the former Netscape DevEdge materials, and create DevMo. The original contents from DevEdge were temporarily preserved at devedge-temp.mozilla.org: in English, Japanese and Portuguese.
  • DevMo Documentation
    Technologies: AJAX, CSS, DOM, HTML, JavaScript, XML, SVG, XUL, RDF, RSS, XSLT, Web Services. Mozilla Extensions, Plugins, Themes and Embedding. Accessibility, Localization, Web Standards, Web Development.
  • JavaScript References
    Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference & Guide, JavaScript Methods & Properties Index.
  • DevNews
  • WebWatch
• Webmonkey by Wired.com
  "A How-to Guide for Web Developers". E-Bussiness, Design, HTML, Dynamic HTML, Stylesheets, Graphics & Fonts, Multimedia, Browsers, Java, JavaScript, back-end, Jobs, XML. By HotWired, Terra Lycos Network.
• Dev·X - The Development Exchange
  
  • Web Builder Magazine
  • DHTML Zone
  • XML Zone
  • Java Pro Magazine
  • Java Zone
  • JavaBeans Zone
  • ASP Zone
  • Application Server Zone
  • Project Cool
• Tanguay.Info: Web Developer
  By Tanguay.Info (net-language.com) by Edward Tanguay.
  .NET, ADO.NET, Apache, ASP, ASP.NET, C#, CSS, DHTML, Flash, Graphics, HTML, Java, JavaScript, JSP, Linux, MySQL, Perl, PHP, SQL, SQL Server, The Future, Web Services, Web User, WinForms, XML, XML Schema, XQuery, XSLT.
• Web Design Guide
  Tutorials, Resources, Assistance.
• TechWeb - Bussiness Technology Network
  Mobile, Software, Security, E-Business, Networking, Hardware, Business & Management, Reviews. By CMP.
• WebTechs Web Developer Directory
  HTML Library Repository at WEB Techs
  WebTechs Reference, links to reference sources
  WebTechs Tools: WebTechs HTML Check Toolkit, getclient.pl, uploadclient.pl, postclient.pl, src2html.pl, site-src2html.pl.
• New Architect (former Web Techniques)
  "Internet Strategies for Technology Leaders". New Architect Magazine. By CMP.
• The Hot Web
  Free Webmaster Resources, tools, templates, and more.
  Webmaster Tools, Domain Names, Fonts, Graphics, Message Boards, Money Making Programs, Online Tools, Other Resources, Promotion, Scripts, Services, Software, Templates, Tutorials, Web Hosting.
• Page Resource
  A Web Development Tutorial and Information Site.
  Developers: ASP/PHP, CGI/Perl, CSS/DHTML, HTML/XML, Java, JavaScript. Webmasters: Articles, FTP/Hosting, Graphics, Links.
• Page Tutor
  HTML, JavaScript and web authoring tutorials, from beginner to advanced.
• ZDNet Reviews: Web Browsers
  By ZDNet.
• historico.org [In Portuguese]
  O site historico.org serve como um arquivo de listas de discussão relacionadas com tudo sobre desenvolvimento para a Web. Todos os grupos de discussão são administrados e usados por indíviduos que falam português, para ajudar e simplificar o uso do site.
  Categories: ASP, Access, CGI, COM / COM+, Coldfusion, Flash, General / Misc, HTML, JSP, Java, JavaScript, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PHP, Perl, PostgreSQL, SQL, Web Design, XML.
• WebWorld - IDG.net Brasil [In Portuguese]
  On-line magazine covering web development. Articles in these topics: Business, Marketing, and Technology.
• Internet Related Technologies (IRT.org)
  Articles, FAQs, Xref, Games, BBS, Resources, Dictionary, Software, News, Books, Downloads, Search.
• gettingstarted.net
  Beginning and advanced tutorials to make your first page a success.
• SiteExperts.com - Your Community of Site Experts
  The SiteExperts.Community is your destination for web-development discussions and resources. Developer's Paradise, User Groups, Site Tools.
• Macmillan Publishing Computer Reference: Resource Centers
  • Macmillan Web Development Resource Center
    ActiveX / ASP, Bongo/Castanet, CGI, Cold Fusion, Delphi, Dreamweaver, Dynamic HTML, General, HTML, Forms, HTML Style Sheets / Templates, How To, ISAPI, IntraBuilder, Java, JavaBeans, JavaScript, Netscape, Netscape One, Oracle, Perl, Plug-Ins, VBScript, VRML, Version Control, VB, Visual Studio / InterDev / J++, WIN 32 Perl, Web Database, Web Scripting, XML.
  • Macmillan Web Design Resource Center
    Adobe Acrobat, Animation, BBEdit, Color, Dreamweaver, Dynamic HTML, FrontPage, General, HTML, CGI, Forms, HTML Style Sheets / Templates, How To, NetObjects Fusion, Netscape Composer, Netscape Navigator Gold, PageMill, PaintShop Pro, Photoshop, Plug-Ins, Shockwave, Typography, Web Graphics, Web Multimedia, Web Scripting.
• About.com - Human Guides
  By The Mining Company
  About.com : Computing/Technology : Multimedia, Programming
  About.com : Internet/Online : Design, Programming
  • HTML & Web
  • Real-Time Internet Radio
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • VRML
• Wrox Press Web Resources
  By Wrox Press: Programmer to Programmer - Books and Information.
  • Wrox Web-Developer
    Resources: Articles, Book authors, Gallery, Links, Referers. Reference: Windows DNA - Microsoft's Distributed interNet Applications architecture, XML Center, Ultimate HTML Reference Database, IE4 DHTML Database, Glossary of Terms and Acronyms. Samples: samples from Wrox books.
  • ASP Today
    Free Daily Technical Articles for ASP Web Developers.
  • COM Developer
• SitePoint
  This site features over 1000 categorized links, reviews, articles and more.
• TheScripts.com
  Server Side: ColdFusion, ASP, PHP, MySQL, MivaScript, Perl. Server Administration: Apache. Client Side: JavaScript, DHTML/CSS.
• Argus Clearinghouse Guides - Internet and networking
  By The Argus Clearinghouse.
• Webmaster T's World of Design
  E-zine with Tutorials, References and Resources for Html Marketing, Promotion and Search Engine Placement.
• 123webmaster.com
  Free Web-development Tools, Scripts, Links, and Resources.
  All Free Goodies, Commerce Center, Free Services, Learning Center, Multimedia, Online Tools, Scripts, Site Promotion, Software Free Downloads.
• Boutell.Com
  Resources by Thomas Boutell:
  
  • The New WWW FAQs, replaces the Tom's Dusty Old World Wide Web FAQ
  • Web Browsers OpenFAQ
  • CGI Programming OpenFAQ
• Philip and Alex's Guide to Web Publishing
  Former address at photo.net.
• How To Set Up and Maintain a Web Site, by Lincoln D. Stein
  Tools for Web Site Builders
• HTML Resources Links, by Martin Lewis
• Andrew Castles Home-Page
  Demos, Downloads, Tutorials, Resources for Web development. JavaScript, DHTML, Dreamweaver, etc.
• Adeveloper.com
  Free Web site development resources
• Growing Results - eBusiness Articles
  Technologies, Marketing, Usability, Wireless, Shop. Topics: Finance and Accounting, Industries and Professions, Information Technology, Management and Leadership, Marketing and Sales, Small Business & Entrepreneurs.

News & Newsletters

• ITworld.com Newsletter Archive
  By ITworld.com.
  ASP Tutor, Certification News, Database Manager, Ecommerce in Action, Ecommerce in the Enterprise, Enterprise Network Management, HTML Tutor, IDC's eBusiness Trends, Integrating Windows and Unix, IT Career Advisor, IT Insights from Meta Group, ITWorld.com This Week, ITWorld.com Today, Java in the Enterprise, Java Security, Java Tutor, ITWorld JavaScript, Linux Desktop Applications, Linux Security, Linux Tips and Tricks, Managing the IT Professional, NT/2000 Security, Perl, Security Strategies, Storage Solutions, Supersite Manager, The e-Business Enterprise, UNIX Insider, UNIX Security, UNIX System Administration, Windows 2000 This Week, Windows Sysadmin Tips, Wireless Watch, XML in Practice, XSP Trends.
• Network World's Newsletters
  By Network World Fusion. Network World Fusion's FREE E-Mail Newsletter Subscription Center.
  Network World's e-mail newsletter archives: ASPs, Careers, Convergence, Directories, Download Depot, E-commerce, File Sharing, Frame relay, High-speed LANs, Internet Services, Linux, Management Strategies, Messaging, Mobile Computing, NetFlash, Network/Systems Management, Novell NetWare, Optical Networking, Security, Security and Bug Patch Alert, Servers, Storage in the Enterprise, Technology Executive, The Network Channel, The Network World 200, VPNs, Web Acceleration, Web Applications, Windows Networking, Wireless in the Enterprise.
• E-Newsletters internet.com
  By internet.com.
• InternetNews.com
  Real-time Internet bussiness news and stock reports. Business, E-Commerce, Finance, International, Intranet, ISP, Products, Web Developer News. By internet.com.
• InternetWorld (iw.com, iworld.com) and WebWeek Magazines, by internet.com.

Other References

• Ask Jeeves
  Search for Internet information related sites and search engines sections.
• The Argus Clearinghouse (ACH)
  "The Internet's Premier Research Library - A Selective Collection of Topical Guides".
  Catalog of guides which identify, describe, and evaluate Internet-based information resources. Well organized into categories, with search features.
• NetMechanic Webmaster Tips Newsletter
  NetMechanic
• Netscape Enterprise Developer
  "Building the networked enterprise".
  Ex NetscapeWorld Magazine. By IDG Communications.
• NetscapeWorld Net news central
  Articles elsewhere on the Net for Webmasters, Web developers & designers. Complete with links to full-length articles.
  Edited by Craig Knudsen.
• WWW Multimedia Law
  Internet contracts, licenceses.