Web Development Tools

Dynamic HTML   Scripting
HTML Editors   Search Engines
HTML Validation and Performance   Utilities
Java   Web Counters and Log Analyzers

HTML Editors

Name Description Links
EditPad One of the best text editors for all versions of Windows. EditPad and EditPadLite are free. Edit Pad Pro is  $39.95. EditPad
NoteTab Text editor for all versions of Windows, designed specifically for editing web pages. Standard version is $9.95 and Pro version is $19.95. In addition there is an amazingly diverse collection of Clipbook Libraries created by and for users of NoteTab, a set of three variants on the HTML Text Editor theme. Surely, there is something for everyone to tinker with and, contributions are welcomed. For the specifics on the individual flavors of NoteTab, a convenient comparison betwixt and amongst them, go to either http://www.notetab.ch/chart.htm. BTW, these are super programs to start out learning by using HTML, and the incorporation of the Clipbook Libraries of your choice make for a greatly customizable little tool. Be sure to check out the library of Smileys. You won't have to learn or know them all or try to recreate from dimmed memory; just click over to their clipbook and pluck and plant as needed. NoteTab
Hot Dog Pro A pretty darned complete suite for web page editing at $99.95. HotDog

HTML Validation and Performance

Name Description Links
Xenu-Find Bad Links For you Webmasters, this software is terrific. It will scan your web site and find broken links for you. It's a great way to keep those links up to date. Don't let the aliens get you. Xenu
W3C HTML Validation Service Free service that checks documents like HTML and XHTML for conformance to W3C Recommendations and other standards. W3C Validator

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Utilities

Name Description Links
time and date.com This is a good one for creating a custom calendar to print out or use on your web site. It also can be used to obtain an accurate time of day.The site has date utilities like the number of days between dates, world clock and other time sensitive topics. Time and Date Calendar
Zoomerang Create Surveys and get Feedback. Zoomerang is an Internet service that allows businesses and individuals to easily conduct professional-grade surveys and gather and analyze the critical feedback necessary to make important decisions. There is a free and lower cost version for non-profits. Zoomerang Free/Low Cost
YourWebApps Free WebApps for you to use on your web site like discussion groups, calendars, lists and guest books. They allow you to link to their site that you can configure. For free service, you have to put up with a banner ad on each page. They make their money, $150/yr., by selling you a version with no banner ad. YourWebApps.com
Mister Poll Polling Utility for Webmasters. This site produces web page-based polls that you can link to your web site.Poll results are displayed in bar graph format. It takes all the work out of the HTML required to ask questions of your viewers. Mister Poll

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Dynamic HTML

Name Description Links
Builder.com Dynamic HTML Site This is a list of resources, including tutorials and software for creating web pages with DHTML. Builder

Scripting

Name Description Links
Primer Here's a really decent web page and CGI Scripts primer. Primer
Matt's Script Archive This is a full featured site with enough Perl scripts and general purpose information about CGI scripts for anybody. Matt's
HotScripts.com Scripts in every language you can think of, some free and some commercial. Includes links to other types of resources, such as books. Hotscripts
Scripts Another site with lots of scripts in multiple languages from ASP to Python with some free scripts. Scripts
WC3 Information on Scripts This is a tutorial about using scripts on web pages. WC3 Tutorial

Java

Name Description Links
Gamelan Collection of articles and information for Java users, the grand daddy of java sites. Gamelan
JavaWorld Online Magazine with 200k readers JavaWorld

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Web Counters and Log Analyzers

Name Description Links
Nedstat.net Web Page Counter Puts a link on your page and can be used in your non-commercial web page for free. Nedstat
Web Log Analyzers The most popular and well supported web log analyzer in the world. Analyzers

Search Engines

Name Description Links
Search Engine Showdown This is a user's guide to Search Engines. It contains information about search strategies, news searches and much more.  Search Engines

 

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