ITD 210 — tools & links

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This page contains links to information and tools you may find useful. It is by no means an exhaustive list. If you find something you'd like to share with the class, please let me know so I can include it. Also be sure to check out the additional listings on the ITD 110 Tools page.

Web resources · XML · Editors · Document Object Model · Software · Miscellaneous · Bibliography

Web resources

Delorie Web Stuff — tools such as a Lynx emulator and a search engine simulator
Design Detector — Web design tips and examples
SSI Developer -- resources for server-side includes and CSS
Server Side Includes — W3C commands documentation
BrowserShots.org — Test your web design in different browsers
Live HTTP Headers — Firefox extension to view HTTP headers

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XML resources

Validome — has validators for XML, DTD-Schema, and RSS
Microsoft XML Validator — (click on "Download Sample"; then run it to install to your own system)
Anatomy of an RSS File — how to build an RSS file from scratch
XML Notepad 2007 — free from Microsoft, provides a simple intuitive user interface for browsing and editing XML documents
Firstobject XML Editor (FOXE) (free)
XMLPad — a free XML IDE

Editors

Looking for a WYSIWYG HTML editor?

KompoZer — an offshoot of Mozilla Composer, this is an open-source web authoring tool (in the very early stages)

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Document Object Model

What does your user agent claim to support? Find out!
Various resources on W3C DOM
Documentation for IE DOM
Documentation for W3C DOM

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Software

Apache web server: Main web site or download Windows binaries
PHP: Main web site or download Windows binaries or Mac binaries.
MySQL: Main web site or download Windows binaries or Mac binaries.
WAMP: Installing WAMP (Windows/Apache/MySQL/PHP) — article includes links to several WAMP distributions, and has instructions for configuring. (WAMPServer is the distribution we used in class this semester.)

Miscellaneous

Structured Query Language (SQL) tutorial
Lorem Ipsum generator — use this to generate filler text which you can copy-and-paste
Note that the PSPad text editor includes a Lorem Ipsum generator

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Bibliography

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list, but includes some of the books I have found useful. Highlighted books are especially worthwhile. Note that electronic versions of many technical books can be viewed on-line via the "Safari" database on the NVCC library web site.

HTTP: The Definitive Guide, David Gourley & Brian Totty. O'Reilly Media, 2002, ISBN 0-56592-509-2. More than you ever wanted to know about the Web's underlying protocol.
The Linux Web Server CD Bookshelf, version 2.0. O'Reilly Media, 2003, ISBN 0-596-00529-6. Includes manuals on Apache, PHP, MySQL, and mod_perl.
JavaScript Pocket Reference, 2nd edition, David Flanagan. O'Reilly Media, 2002, ISBN 0-596-00411-7.
MySQL Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition, George Reese. O'Reilly Media, 2007, ISBN 0-596-51426-3.
Perl Pocket Reference, 4th Edition, Johan Vromans. O'Reilly Media, 2002, ISBN 0-596-00374-9.
PHP Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition, Rasmus Lerdorf. O'Reilly Media, 2002, ISBN 0-596-00402-8.
XML Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition, Robert Eckstein. O'Reilly Media, 2005, ISBN 0-596-10050-6.

Web resources · XML · Editors · Document Object Model · Software · Miscellaneous · Bibliography

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