Class 1 – Required software and useful websites for web development

Posted: February 15th, 2010 | Author: amos | Filed under: course info | Tags: class 1 | No Comments »

//WEB BROWSER

Google Chrome
https://www.google.com/chrome

//FILE TRANSFER PROGRAMS

WinSCP (for PC)
http://winscp.net

Cyberduck (for Mac)
http://cyberduck.ch/

Filezilla (alternative for both Mac and PC)

http://filezilla-project.org/

//TEXT EDITORS

Notepad++ (for PC)
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net

Smultron (for Mac)
http://smultron.sourceforge.net/

TextWrangler (alternative for Mac)
http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/

// DIAGRAMMING SOFTWARE

Microsoft Visio (for PC)
http://www.webpencil.com/bannersizes.php

OmniGraffle (for Mac)
http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/OmniGraffle/

Microsoft PowerPoint (PC and Mac, poor man’s diagramming tool)
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/default.aspx

Mockingbird (web-based wireframing tool)
http://gomockingbird.com/

//USEFUL WEBSITES

Guide to Standard Ad Sizes
http://www.webpencil.com/bannersizes.php

Mailinator – disposable email addresses
http://mailinator.com/

BugMeNot – shared usernames/passwords for many sites that require login
http://bugmenot.com
Blogger – blog platform
http://www.blogger.com

Google Reader – blog aggregator
http://google.com/reader

W3Schools – XHTML/CSS code reference
http://w3schools.com/

PHP.net – PHP reference
http://php.net

Tizag.com – PHP tutorials
http://www.tizag.com/phpT/

Lorem Ipsum Dummy Text Generator
http://lipsum.com

//VERSION CONTROL SOFTWARE

TortoiseSVN (for PC)
http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/

SvnX (for Mac)
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/development_tools/svnx.html

Related posts:

1. Class 1 – Recommended Mac Software for Web Development
2. Class 1 – Typical web development cycle
3. Class 1 – Typical workflow for web development

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