This week I’d like to share with you a list of 10 super useful resources for web developers and programmers. The resources listed include social news sites, educational resources and web based tools to assist with web development.
This week I’d like to share with you a list of 10 super useful resources for web developers and programmers. The resources listed include social news sites, educational resources and web based tools to assist with web development.
10 Excellent Resources
StackOverflow
StackOverflow has eclipsed ExpertExchange in a short amount of time as the premier Question and Answer site for developers. The quality of the discussions on StackOverflow is superb and a very active and helpful community has quickly grown around them.
GitHub
GitHub lets developers share and collaborate on projects with their favorite distributed source control tool (git). The number of projects hosted on GitHub is staggering and the tools for collaboration are really powerful. GitHub lets you dive right into the source and explore some of the most popular and exciting open source projects on the web today.
The Changelog
The Changelog is a weekly podcast and blog that helps developers stay current with exciting stuff happening in the world of open source.
Ontwik
Ontwik is a fantastic collection of lectures, screencasts and conference videos for web developers and designers. There are tons of useful tutorials and screencasts covering every topic imaginable pertaining to web development. The quality of the content is generally very high.
Hacker News
Hacker News of YCombinator fame is a social news site focused on the intersection of startups, entrepreneurship and hacker culture. The community is very lively and the conversations tend to be engaging and insightful. Many developers find the mix of stories that surface there highly addictive. You have been warned.
Peepcode
Peepcode makes some of the most informative and well produced screencasts for web developers out there. Whether your trying to learn Rails, pick up distributed revision control or finally grok Vim, Peepcode screencasts are a great way to learn.
JSFiddle
Ever wanted to test and debug snippets of your javascript, html and css quickly from a single web interface. You can with js.fiddle. Plus, it lets you code against popular javascript frameworks like JQuery.
Delicious
Delicious isn’t just a way to store your bookmarks online. It happens to be a great way to augment your google searches when looking for programming and web development resources.
A list Apart
In their own words “A List Apart Magazine explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices.”
W3Schools
w3schools is a massive site containing tutorials and resources for web developers of all levels of experience. You can test your knowledge of web technologies with their quizzes as well.
