Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

I’ve been reading some books and articles on search engine optimization and I wanted to post some of the tips that I have gleened from these resources: 1. Use standards compliant, accessible XHTML or HTML code. Avoid using presentation tags/styling within the XHTML/HTML files. Presentation should be controlled with an external CSS file. 2. Concentrate on getting your site listed [...]

Designing for the Web is an excellent article that discusses the constraints a designer must face when developing a web page/site. The article discusses resolution, browsers, percentage vs. pixel based design, color, graphics, text, and accessibility and usability. web design, development, design, article, resolution, planning

I mentioned before class vacation that I was working on a new web development forum for class. Please take a moment to visit, register, and explore the new class forum today. There is also a section for Microsoft Office discussion! A lot of information has already been posted in the forums, I hope that you will contribute valuable sites, articles, [...]

These sites are a great starting point for someone who knows nothing about building a web site with HTML/XHTML. While I would recommend that you learn to build standards-compliant web sites with XHTML and CSS, you will usually need to know basic HTML first. Before you begin you should get some kind of HTML editor for writing your code. Notepad [...]

Got a new computer for Christmas? Are you worried about all the spyware horror stories you’ve read? You should be. I’ve heard varying numbers, but it’s said that putting an unprotected computer on a high-speed connection results in getting infected within a few minutes. I just read that the time is getting longer, but that’s not much comfort. By all [...]

Roger Johansson has compiled 456 Berea Street highlights of 2005. This is an end-of-the-year summary of readworthy articles that he wrote during this year. Read, bookmark, enjoy!

Our classroom web server failed yesterday when the techs took it offline. They are working to get the server running again, but I don’t really know when it will be running again. If it’s offline more than a day or two I will upload the site to my test server so that you can get to your assignment sheets, etc. [...]

These desktop wallpapers are stunning! http://www.joejoe.biz/joejoe/walls/index.php?spgmFilters=

Seems that web design and development trends for 2006 is the hot topic in blog land. Both Cameron Moll and Andy Budd have posts about the web development trends in the new year. There are also several articles and posts on fonts and typography surfacing lately. SitePoint offers The Anatomy of Web Fonts which is a good article on typefaces [...]

I love this! http://www.pingmag.jp/2005/12/09/the-website-development-process/