Programming language resources

[Brian Turner]

Here's a good list of prorgamming language resources - links as links, italics denotes recommended book.


PHP

• PHP & MySQL Interviews, News and Views
• PHP & MySQL Tips and Tutorials
• PHP & MySQL Apps and Reviews
• http://www.php.net/manual/en/
• http://www.phpbuilder.com/
• http://www.zend.com/
• http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/class-intro.php (Classes)
• http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/session.php (Sessions)
• http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP/
• Building a Database Driven Site by SitePoint's Kevin Yank
• PHP Essentials
• Professional PHP Programming
• PHP: Fast and Easy Web Development
• Beginning PHP4 Programming
• PHP Developer's Cookbook
• Core PHP Programming
• PHP and MySQL Web Development
• PHP Developer's Cookbook
• PHP Black Book
• PHP Functions Reference

Perl

• The Perl You Need to Know
• Learning Perl

C Sytle Languages (C, C++, and C#)

• http://www.cprogramming.com/
• http://www.codeproject.com/
• http://www.cplusplus.com/
• The C++ Standard Library : A Tutorial and Reference
• Essential C++
• C++: The Complete Reference
• Programming C#
• C# and the .NET Platform

Java

• http://www.bruceeckel.com/
• http://www.sitepoint.com/subcat/94
• http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Java/
• Thinking in Java - Bruce Eckel
• Beginning JAVA2 - Ivor Horton (Wrox)
• Just Java2 - Peter Van Der Linden

CSS

• http://www.w3schools.com
• http://www.sitepoint.com/subcat/90
• 3 Column, table-less, liquid CSS layouts
• CSS Pointers Index
• CSS Level Two Specification
• Glish
• BlueRobotWebWare - House of Styles
• NYPL Style Guide
• AlistApart
• W3School.com - CSS
• EchoEcho - CSS
• Web Developer's CSS
• Builder.com - CSS Reference Table
• WebReview - Master Compatibility Chart
• Web Design Group - Reference Links
• Mulder's Stylesheets Tutorial
• Essential CSS and DHTML for Web Professionals
• DHTML and CSS for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide

Javascript and DHTML

• http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/01/27/index4a.html
• http://wdvl.com/Authoring/Languages/...heWeb/toc.html
• http://www.webreference.com
• http://www.w3schools.com
• SitePoint: Javascript and DHTML
• http://www.hotscripts.com
• Rich In Style
• 24Fun.com
• Dan Steinman
• Dynamic Duo
• Bratta - DHTML Central
• DHTML Shock
• Dynamic Drive
• HTML Guru
• Kurt's DHTML
• OpenCube
• W3School.com - DHTML
• WebFX
• YoungPup
• Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference
• Essential CSS and DHTML for Web Professionals
• DHTML and CSS for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide
• The Javascript Bible

XML, XHTML, HTML, ASP, and SQL

• http://www.w3schools.com/
• http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
• http://www.htmlhelp.com/
• http://www.aspzone.com
• http://www.ASPToday.com
• http://www.ASP101.com
• http://www.Aspin.com
• http://www.4GuysFromRolla.com
• SitePoint Thread: Important ASP Resources by Wayne Luke
• DB Forums
• WDVL: Article: Database Normalization
• Beginning SQL (Wrox)
• Database Design for Mere Mortals
• Beginning SQL Server 2000 Programming
• MySQL

.NET

• SPF Thread by dhtmlgod

VB: Visual Basic

• http://www.andreavb.f2s.com/
• http://www.planetsourcecode.com/vb/
• http://www.freevbcode.com/default.asp
• http://www.developerfusion.com/
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/
• http://www.vbcode.com/default.htm
• http://www.vbip.com/default.asp

[becki]

Wait please! Im still getting started with HTML!

[Brian Turner]

It's a little above myself, too - but I'll remember to sticky this now, in case this thread is of any use to other webmasters.

[trevHCS]

Wait please! Im still getting started with HTML!

If madam is interested in HTML, may we recommend one of the following standards for a starter...

HTML 1, 2 or 4
CSS 1
CSS 2.0
DHTML
XHTML

Once you are familiar with those delights, may we suggest an extended menu from the W3C including one or more of the following selection which we are sure will allow you to share your experiences with others...

XML, XSLT, RSS 0.94, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0

...and for the true web connesuer we would be delighted to offer you one of our new and I'm sure you'll agree truely exciting web services in the form of...

SOAP, WDDL and WDSL

(although we would like to point out that WDDL is "Web Services Definition Language" and not "Walton & District Darts League").


Although not currently within our menus, we do recommend madam looks into the land of PHP and most strongly recommend that she avoids mixing with the ASP and Perl groups for her own sanity...


We do hope you enjoy your experiences and please ask away if anything sounds a little unfamiliar. Remember the golden rule of techies, make it sound complicated and thou shalt get paid more...

Trev

[trevHCS]

Just before I scare all budding web designers away into other jobs, I found a site which explains why you should avoid all the bizare stuff mentioned above. Actually this one is more for XML, but since half that stuff is based on XML then ... well the domain name XMLsucks.org should give you a clue.

http://xmlsucks.org/but_you_have_to_...-xml-suck.html

Trev