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Useful Tools and Links

The following sites and tools will be useful to anyone developing or promoting their own website.

Web Standards and Specifications

• HTML 4.01 Specification
• XHTML 1.0 Specification
• XHTML 1.1 Specification - Module-based XHTML
• Cascading Style Sheets, CSS v1 Specification
• Cascading Style Sheets, CSS v2.1 Specification
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Validation and Checking Tools

• The W3C Markup Validation Service
• The W3C CSS Validation Service
• The W3C Link Checker
• BrowserShots - Test your web design in different browsers
• AnyBrowser - Browser Compatibility Verification
• Web Page Analyzer - Free Web Page Speed Analysis

Programming Tools and Languages

• Perl - The Perl Directory
• PHP - Programming Language
• Python - Programming Language
• MySQL - The world's most popular open source database

Programming and Design Advice

• A List Apart
• CSSplay - Experiments with Cascading Stylesheets
• The Complete Reference, HTML & XHTML
• PMOB - Raw CSS Examples
• PIE - Position Is Everything
• QuirksMode

Web Directories

• FindTheNeedle
• FreeIndex.co.uk
• UFindUs
• Yell.com