Even the most expert and seasoned website designers and developers need to be in a continuous process of learning. In the present day, a lot of emphasis has been gone in the field of web services. There is a consistent need to grow and develop with time and provide fully functional and unmatched services to the users, that too in no time. Besides, the technologies themselves are evolving. HTML 5 and CSS 3 are now available and soon are expected to take over the wide-spread utility of HTML and CSS markup.
The efficiency of any website developer or designer lies in their ability to cope up with the change in time. If you have been looking out for good resources available online, that would help in upgrading your knowledge about the existing technologies, you have come to the right post. In this post we shall discuss some of the best websites and online available resources, which has a hold over technology like no one else and helps the designers and developers to get basics right and code the websites efficiently.
The research is done and we have assembled below the top 8 websites that you can use, if you wish to upgrade your knowledge about the processes. Some of these websites are fun to interact with, provide the entire learning in a very easy to understand and work along with way, some of these websites provide you with detailed examples, catering to each and every need that you can possibly have. But all of these websites are dedicated towards one goal – to help you bridge the gap between the coders and the flaw-less seasoned coder. In case you wish to master the little details of the website coding and development or are website coder or designer who is looking for a little refresher course, you would find these websites amazingly useful. The websites that we have viewed, include all the basic website design and development languages, including PHP and MySQL, CSS and CSS 3, HTML and HTML 5, and Ruby etc.
Read on to know more.
1. W3Schools
If you wish to get the basics right, there is no better solution available to you then W3Schools. It is one of the most popular online portal for learning any sort of coding. In fact W3Schools have emerged to be a synonym of the tutorial pertaining to web technologies. Quite frankly, when it comes to you can hardly find any other website which is as glorious, huge, detailed and informative as W3Schools.
Whatever you need to know about the technologies, W3Schools has the answer for the same. Be it the fundamentals of the HTML coding, or the AJAX frameworks, and CSS etc. It also provides the server side scripting techniques, JavaScript coding etc, if in case that is what you were looking for.
2. Eloquent JavaScript
Javascript is indeed a powerful scripting language used for creating some of the most dynamic and interactive web pages. If you ever had to use a Grease monkey script or the Book marklet for that matter, you must be aware of the power and utility of Javascript.
In case you have ever wondered how the dynamic web pages are achieved using the Javascript, Eloquent Javascript is the solution you have been looking for. Eloquent Javascript provides you with an interactive tutorial to understand and master the techniques of Javascript. The tutorial can be easily accessed over the internet or you can just download it as a PDF file and store it in the local hard disk. Also, it provide you with the live console and enables you to try out any code that you wish to. The application of Eloquent Javascript is in the fact that it is written in simple English, which is very easy to understand and comprehend.
3. CodeCademy
Another solution to get familiar, in fact master the Javascript is CodeCademy. It provides the users a really amusing and animated way to become a Javascript coding expert. Besides, the word academy is not just the part of the name (refer – CodeCademy, in case you have not noticed yet.) You can win points and badges, whenever you get the coding right. Thus, get back to the virtual school / academy and master the Javascript at CodeCademy.
4. jQuery Air
And when we are talking about the Javascript, can jQuery be left far behind? It is the most popular and widely used Javascript framework and now with the help of jQuery Air, you can learn the language / framework and the very web browser. What iQuery Air does is that it makes the entire process of learning the Javascript framework really easy and fun. Thus with the help of jQuery, you get to learn the jQuery in the most amusing and practically applicable way.
5. Try Ruby
Ruby is another language which has taken the world of website design and development like a storm. It has made it slow yet steady foot steps felt in the website development biz. If you have been thinking of innovative ways of developing the website, you should surely give it a shot, there is a fair amount of probability that you may never have to reconsider your decision again.
However, the only problem is to find a tutorial solution which caters to the different aspects of Ruby. TryRuby is a website dedicated to making the language understandable to the users. The moment you will visit the website, you will be greeted by self-explanatory interface and all you have to do is type in HELP, and the tutorial will commence. In fact user centric attribute of Try Ruby is just like Eloquent Javascript. Not at all intimidating and highly resourceful. When you would start working with it, you would surely wonder if writing the syntax could be THAT easy? Give it a shot, and sure it will be worth it.
6. Ruby Monk
And while we are at the Ruby language, how can we forget the utility offered by Ruby Monk? It allows you to understand the Ruby language, like the monks used top study – relaxed, calm and highly effective.
Ruby provides the users with a highly interactive platform, and contains an exhaustive range of lessons, solved queries and other related content.
7. Team Tree House
First things first, it is a paid membership site. So, of course you need to pay, in order to avail the online services of Team Tree House. However the lucrative feature is that you can learn a wide range of languages on this site. The languages that it caters to include – Basic programming languages, CSS and CSS3, HTML, HTML 5, Javascript and also iOS Development, which is like the current fad.
It provides you with a detailed view of all these web technologies and also allows you to master the concepts of IOS Development, something which is only set to grow with time.
8. PHP Know How
After all, PHP or Hyper Text Preprocessor language is the big daddy in the website development world. PHP know how provides you with good solutions to learn and acquire PHP and MySQL, which in turn will enable you to develop highly robust and effective web applications.
The pit fall of PHP Know How could be the fact that it is not as interactive and animated as the other platforms, but if you are serious about acquiring PHP, then there is hardly a better source available than this. What you receive from PHP Know How are very aptly and correctly written tutorials along with guides and examples to allow you to learn the fundamentals of PHP and also of MySQL.
Learning is a co terminus and ever lasting process and these were the top 8 web-based solutions and tutorials, effective in letting the website developers and designers to refresh their knowledge and also for the budding developers and designers, to become the master of the art and science of coding.
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