They do an excellent job.

Here are some things that might be useful when web programming.

New Standards.

- In programming web pages try not to use tables. Use CSS instead. It is much more efficient and can do more than what a table could do. Does this mean use CSS for everything. No. It just means that tables are a thing of the past. For tabular data always use tables, unless you are an experienced programmer and know what you are doing.

- When trying to program sites, try to use cross browser support. IE is the most buggy system in the world, yet it is the most popular. However, don't forget about people using Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape, and AOL. For instance, the filter css tag does not work in all browsers. That is why we have the CSS Validator link up. Check your validation.

- Don't use large graphics. There is a link that Validates your website. Depending on your download speed of your homepage is whether you pass or not. Anything over 1 second is considered slow. There are sites with the same amount of graphics, using css that download in .2 seconds. This is fast. That is why we use CSS.

I think that wraps it up for now.

HTH,

Jason

Noooooooooooooooo!!

XHTML man!!

The basis of the "Internet Refresh" is separation of CONTENT (text, applications, forms, etc.) from PRESENTATION (colors, highlights, tables, underlines, fonts, etc.)

XHTML 1.1 (2 is in prototype) is the new standard for CONTENT, where you use code that can be properly rendered by all (compliant) browsers, you use LOGICAL statements, and header tags to order by importance...

CSS3 is the new PRESENTATION standard.. Its another file that you tell your HTML file to reference, it tells your browser how to show what kind of text.

CG,

That is correct but what I was basically trying to get at is quit using tables. CSS is the standard whether it be 1, 2, or 3. CSS3 has changed a lot over the course of the year. My understanding, and correct me if I am wrong, is just basically removing the requirement to insert <div></div> tags. Instead of <div class="footer"></div> you can now use <footer></footer>. I was waiting for them to actually go to this for a very long time.

When I program, I do not use tables at all. I use XHTML and CSS. These are defined by your DOCTYPE which every web page should have. Otherwise it is not in compliance with W3C standards.

The one thing that you will notice over the course of the next couple of years is programmers starting to use less and less HTML. Most switched over to <div></div> tags instead of tables. Now from my understanding, coders are starting to use CSS3.

I just refer to CSS in general. That's all.

Here is another site for the VB/C programmers out there. This is just an addin that you can purchase that pretty much lists all of the Win32 APIs.

http://www.infotomic.com/store/home/home.php

A little expensive in my book, but I have heard great things about them.

Jason

Javascript:
www.quirksmode.org
www.javascriptkit.com
www.crockford.com
www.dhtmlcentral.com
www.youngpup.net/code
www.crockford.comJSON -- JavaScript Object Notation is lighter-weight and easier to deal with than XML; it is the future of object abstraction across networks, being lighter-weight than SOAP.

General reference material:
www.w3schools.com -- Make sure and check out the reference areas, which are very well organized and maintained. Has information on every element in HTML and every CSS attribute.
www.alistapart.com

Just links I like (design and such):
www.shauninman.com
www.squidfingers.com

I find it hard to find websites that offer truly great information on PHP and MySQL; hard, that is, to find sites that are better than the online documention/manuals:
www.php.net/docs.php
dev.mysql.com

http://www.code-haven.com - Syntax guides for various languages (ie. C++, C#, PHP, Java.)

Here is a website that converts PNG to ICO online.

http://converticon.com/