Web development and design are skills that anyone proficient in creating well formatted word processor documents can create a basic well-formed website. True, web development and design is a little more complicated, but the essentials steps are the same. With a little patience and perseverance, web skills can be nurtured and matured. RWT originally started out as a place for beginners. That spirit still reigns. The tools we recommend for web development are tools and resources we believe to be helpful to beginners. Intermediate and Advanced developers/webmasters may find the odd tool or two that will help the in their endeavors as well.
Below are some tools that will help you get started on the road to developing your own websites.
Free HTML Editor
To be honest, all you need is a text editor! But, most modern HTML Editors provide additional tools and formatting that make it easier to code and read HTML. I have long used HTML-Kit, and have been using their recent update HTML-Kit Tools. The former is still free and the latter costs $25. Both are definitely worth your time to check out!
Web Site Design, HTML and CSS Tutorials
After playing around with your new HTML Editor, next it is time to give yourself some lessons! There are several resources out on the web that are just perfect for beginners. Using these web development tutorials should give you a good start!
The two basic components any prospective web developer needs to learn are HTML and CSS. These two “languages” form the basic structure of any web page. Of any language within the computer realm, HTML is the easiest to learn. Know the basic structure of a business letter? Then learning the basic structure of an HTML page is within reach. We recommended both HTML Tutorials and CSS Tutorials for anyone to get started.
Free Blog Software
We have only ever recommended one product for developing your blog. As it has matured, it is suitable for most kinds of website development.
Discount Computer Books
Computer books are expensive! Here we have listed some of our favorite resources for finding computer books on the cheap.
Free CSS Editor
Along with that handy dandy HTML editor, you will need a solid CSS Editor. A good CSS editor is built to make it extremely easy for you to view and change your CSS elements and files.
CSS Optimization
One of the top elements to slow down your website? Your CSS files. Learn about the tools you need to optimize them for better website performance.
Do you have a web development and design tool you feel we should include in our list? Feel free to contact us and point us in the right direction!
