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Web Developer Resource Index: Developer Resources

For the time being, Developer Resources is an umbrella category, and as I populate the database and the index grows this folder will most likely splinter into several sub-categories. The application is designed for this, and from the viewpoint of usability—I don’t want any category to be too sparse (what good is an empty directory?), nor do I want any category too full because I want to limit the results to just one page of key resources.

You should note that the parent directory contains the category Accessibility. I would venture that this umbrella category will go away before long and be replaced in the parent directory by such things as:

Standards
Usability
Information Architecture
Design

And so on.

Note: that Standards has now been created in the parent directory and that I have moved the relevant resources from this folder there, and added quite a few new ones as well.

Updated: Sunday, January 29th, 2006 @ 10:41 PM EST [47]

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1.Web Style Guide

The guidance offered in Web Style Guide has always been grounded on the functional aspects of design. The second edition is extended to focus on functionality with additional sections on Web site accessibility, CSS, and flexible page design. [72]
★★★★★
URI:http://www.webstyleguide.com/
Author:
Patrick Lynch
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, April 5th, 2005 @ 10:59 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Web Style Guide accessibility css design developer
2.Web 2.0 API Reference

If you're thinking of writing your own mashup, here is a huge list of Web Service APIs. Some you probably have heard of, including Amazon, del.icio.us, Flickr, Google, PubSub, Technorati and Yahoo! Each listing includes an overview, and example mashups. [1619]
★★★★☆
URI:http://programmableweb.com/apis
Author:
John Musser
[1]
Reviewed:Sunday, January 29th, 2006 @ 10:41 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Web 2.0 API Reference api developer mashup reference web2.0
3.Yahoo! Developer Network

Using standard technologies like RSS and XML, easy to use scripting languages including Perl, PHP, Python and Javascript, and powerful APIs from Yahoo!, developers can create exciting new applications for their Web sites. Must see: beta maps and Flickr. [1554]
★★★★★
URI:http://developer.yahoo.net/
Author:
Yahoo! Inc.
[4]
Reviewed:Saturday, November 19th, 2005 @ 9:05 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Yahoo! Developer Network api developer flickr javascript maps perl php python rss xml yahoo
4.Treehouse

The first issue of Treehouse, a PDF format magazine dedicated to Web development, is now available for download. To celebrate the creation of something new and good, the Particletree team is giving away the inaugural issue for free. [1543]
★★★★☆
URI:http://particletree.com/treehouse/
Author:
Particletree
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, October 21st, 2005 @ 1:49 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Treehouse developer ezine pdf web
5.Bluefish

A powerful editor for experienced Web designers and programmers, supports many programming and markup languages. Bluefish is an open-source development project, and runs on most POSIX compatible operating systems including Linux, FreeBSD, and OS X. [1537]
★★★★☆
URI:http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/
Author:
Olivier Sessink
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, October 14th, 2005 @ 11:14 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Bluefish css developer editors html ide javascript open source php python
6.UK Builder.com

Unlike their US counterpart, the British version of builder.com is clean, nicely designed, easy to navigate and free of advertising. But content trumps everything in this index, and they have plenty of quality Web developer articles, reviews and RSS news. [1475]
★★★★☆
URI:http://uk.builder.com/
Author:
CNET Networks
[3]
Reviewed:Tuesday, August 9th, 2005 @ 1:43 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

UK Builder.com developer news programming resources web
7.Web Design Patterns

A fantastic resource for learning about designing usable Web pages. Each pattern is presented as a problem, when to use this approach, details of the solution with further recommendations, and includes one or more real-world effective examples. [1423]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.welie.com/patterns/
Author:
Martijn van Welie
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, July 19th, 2005 @ 4:49 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Web Design Patterns design developer patterns usability user interface web
8.Folksonomies: A User-Driven Approach to Organizing Content

Organizing content is one of the most difficult challenges facing design teams. In this article, the author discusses a new strategy called folksonomies that may help alleviate those challenges by letting users organize content all by themselves. [1410]
★★★★☆
URI:http://uie.com/articles/folksonomies/
Author:
Joshua Porter
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, July 16th, 2005 @ 10:03 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Folksonomies: A User-Driven Approach to Organizing Content design folksonomy ontology tagging taxonony usability user interface
9.Slashdot: Developers

Developer news, for nerds. [1297]
★★★★★
URI:/app/dnews/developers#news
Author:
Slashdot Authors
[6]
Reviewed:Thursday, June 16th, 2005 @ 10:23 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Slashdot: Developers design developer markup news open source programming
10.Site Check

One stop shopping! Jens has created a really useful front-end to a whole range of markup and CSS validators and accessiblity testing software so you can check your entire site instead of page by page. I caught some errors I was unaware of. Nice work. [1128]
★★★★☆
URI:http://uitest.com/en/check/
Author:
Jens Meiert
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, May 11th, 2005 @ 9:28 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Site Check accessibility css markup standards validator
11.Aardvark

A Firefox extension for Web developers/designers as well as casual users. A big improvement over the many Javascript-based bookmarklets that do a similar thing: allow you to highlight each page element and view the id, class and other CSS attributes. [1081]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.karmatics.com/aardvark/
Author:
Karmatics
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005 @ 5:01 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Aardvark css design developer extension firefox
12.Open Source Web Design

A community of designers and site owners sharing free web design templates as well as web design information. In short, the target audience here are your more technology oriented developers who would like a nicer layout for their site. I concur. [1062]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.oswd.org/
Author:
Francis Skettino
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, April 27th, 2005 @ 1:57 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Open Source Web Design css design open source standards xhtml
13.Web Developer

A Firefox/Mozilla extension for Web Developers. This really is an indispensable tool. Too many features to list, visit the URI where you can learn more and download and install it. [1028]
★★★★★
URI:http://chrispederick.com/work/firefox/webdeveloper/documentation/feat...
Author:
Chris Pederick
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, April 20th, 2005 @ 3:31 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Web Developer design developer extension firefox
14.Web Design from Scratch

A free online course for everyone interested in creating effective web pages. [93]
★★★★☆
URI:http://webdesignfromscratch.com/
Author:
Ben Hunt
[1]
Reviewed:Thursday, April 7th, 2005 @ 2:19 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Web Design from Scratch design
15.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 the benefits of designing with Web standards. [86]
★★★★☆
URI:http://alistapart.com/
Author:
Staff and Contributors
[1]
Reviewed:Thursday, April 7th, 2005 @ 12:38 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

For People who Make Websites css design developer standards
16.Examining Current Design Practices on the Web

Web Design Practices is a site devoted to helping designers understand what design practices are currently in use on the Web, and aims to gather research about the usability of commonly-employed design practices. [91]
★★★★☆
URI:http://webdesignpractices.com/
Author:
Heidi Adkisson
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, April 6th, 2005 @ 2:11 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Examining Current Design Practices on the Web design usability
17.Evolt

Evolt.org is a world community for web developers, promoting the mutual free exchange of ideas, skills and experiences. [84]
★★★★☆
URI:http://evolt.org/
Author:
Community
[22]
Reviewed:Tuesday, April 5th, 2005 @ 10:45 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Evolt developer web
18.Special Report: Design Usability

Seven of the most common and avoidable pitfalls in usability design. [76]
★★★★☆
URI:http://iw.com/magazine.php?inc=121500/12.15.00feature3long.html
Author:
Louis Rosenfeld
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, April 5th, 2005 @ 7:34 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Special Report: Design Usability design ia usability
19.Articles by Category

Boxes and Arrows is a peer-written journal dedicated to discussing, improving and promoting the work of this community, through the sharing of exemplary technique, innovation and informed opinion. [74]
★★★★☆
URI:http://boxesandarrows.com/categories/
Author:
Staff
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, April 5th, 2005 @ 6:48 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Articles by Category ia usability
20.Forging a Partnership between Designer and User

On the Web, we are active design consumers. The Web is a flexible medium, and designers and users share responsibility for its design. [73]
★★★★☆
URI:http://digital-web.com/articles/designer_user_partnership/
Author:
Sarah Horton
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, April 5th, 2005 @ 6:45 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Forging a Partnership between Designer and User design ia usability