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Firebug Firefox Addon Review

Posted Mon, 09/21/2009 - 08:11

One of the most influential and essential add-ons from Firefox geared towards those who write code, Firebug helps with HTML, debugging JavaScript, and so much more. Firebug is a free and open source (BSD) extension for Firefox web browser users that allows you to do the following:

BrowserShots: Free Browser Compatibility Testing

Posted Thu, 11/12/2009 - 07:56

If you are looking for a tool which can check your website’s browser compatibility then you can check out BrowserShots. To check the compatibility of your website you can directly enter the URL of your site in BrowserShots by simply clicking a submit button.

Free Web Page Speed Testing and Optimizing Tool

Posted Tue, 12/01/2009 - 05:00

WebPageTest.org is the home of a new tool powered by AOL. Simply type in your web address, and this free, open source tool will analyze the speed of your web page.

This can be an eye-opening experience.

Review of phpMyAdmin

Posted Tue, 07/07/2009 - 05:25

For most developers, going into the command line to meticulously set up and edit their MySQL databases can be a chore. Others seem to get some sort of sick pleasure out of it, but the rest of the civilized world prefers some sort of application to handle routine database creation and management because it speeds up the process and makes life easier.

Why You May Want to Try a PHP Accelerator

Posted Mon, 09/21/2009 - 08:37

One of the downfalls of any scripted, uncompiled language is that it is going to run slower than if the code were compiled. While that may not even be perceivable, it still takes up extra system resources which you could need to allocate to something else. If the scripted program is large and complex enough, it could take it a while to chug through the interpreter and spit out the appropriate code.

About Adobe Dreamweaver

Posted Tue, 06/23/2009 - 08:28

Adobe Dreamweaver is a web development tool originally created by Macromedia to assist developers with making websites quickly in a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) interface. It is available for Mac and Windows, and has support for CSS, ASP, PHP, JavaScript, and more. In addition to the WYSIWYG interface, it also has a text editor so more experienced developers can get into the actual code and make alterations to it. The latest version is Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 v10.0.

An Alternative to Dreamweaver: Microsoft's FrontPage

Posted Tue, 06/23/2009 - 08:39

Microsoft FrontPage 2003 is an older What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) HTML editor which was originally developed by Vermeer Technologies Incorporated (which was bought by Microsoft in 1996). It is designed to allow novice web designers to create their own web pages in a graphical environment without having to hand-edit code.

HTML Validator Firefox Add-On

Posted Mon, 09/21/2009 - 08:26

First, let's look at why you need an HTML Validator in the first place. Ever wanted to see how many HTML “bugs” are on each page of your site at a glance? Now, while each page may be operating just fine, there are some issues with browser compatibility that have plagued developers ever since the days of Netscape versus Internet Explorer. Each company saw the standard HTML guidelines, developed a browser for it, and made their own neat additions to the development of HTML.

EasyPHP: Everything You Need for a Fully Functional PHP Site in One Small Package

Posted Tue, 02/23/2010 - 07:15
EasyPHP

EasyPHP really is as easy as its name implies. If you’re a PHP developer, you probably don’t mind getting your hands dirty. But why go through the hassle when EasyPHP does it for you?

Review of Notepad++

Posted Tue, 06/23/2009 - 08:51

If you are a hardcore web developer that likes to get his or her hands dirty with the code, Notepad++ is the application for you. Unlike Dreamweaver and FrontPage, it does not have a graphic What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) interface for designing web pages. Instead, it looks a lot like the standard notepad.exe that comes with Windows. Where it differs from Notepad is that it carries a multitude of features and is designed specifically for text-based code development.

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