By Vince Barnes
As a growing web developer, you have become familiar with HTML
Goodies. It is a friendly resource with lots of tips, tricks and advice on
how to get the job done. At HTML Goodies we're very happy to have you come
and visit us and we hope you'll continue to visit us for a long time, but did
you know that we are a part of a much larger family of resources? In case
you aren't familiar with the family, I'd like to introduce you to some of its
members.
Earthweb
HTML Goodies is a part of
Earthweb. If you
hop on over there for a quick look-see, you'll notice that it comprises a number
of sections, including Custom Publishing, Hardware and Systems, Web Developer,
Software Development, IT Management, Networking and Communications and IT News.
We naturally appear under Web Development.
Along with us in that category are some resources that would be
of particular interest to you. There's
EarthWebDeveloper.com where you'll find some terrific scripts, functions,
tips and tricks for your web projects. Need some JavaScript but don't want
to write it from scratch? That's the place to go!
Under Software Development you'll find some great places to go
for a wider variety of development projects. In
Developer.com you will
find helpful and informative pieces on such subjects as Database, Java, CGI, CSS,
DHTML, Perl, PHP, Open Source, Security and other topics related to the world of
the software developer. Reading articles featured on this site will
broaden the view and knowledge of even the most seasoned developer, while at the
same time can introduce topics to a relative novice to help them expand their
horizons.
I encourage you to browse around the other areas of Earthweb.
You will not find that your time is wasted! There is so much information
available there that no matter what your particular interests may be, there will
be something there for you.
Earthweb's Siblings
Earthweb also has some siblings -- you may have noticed the
links to them at the bottom of every page in HTML Goodies. First there's
Internet.com and
DevX These two are
somewhat similar in nature to the EarthWebDeveloper.com and Developer.com
channels in Earthweb, but are targeted at the professional web developer or
software developer working in the corporate or enterprise environment. For
those of us who are not in that environment, however, there are some very useful
channels within these two. I'll highlight a few examples.
In
Internet.com the Developer Channel includes such resources as FlashKit.com,
JavaScript.com, ScriptSearch, Web Developer's Virtual Library, Web Hosts List
and many other great sites. And that's just under the Developer Channel.
If you're into Linux, you should definitely check out the
Linux/OpenSource channel.
On DevX there
are a few areas I'd like to draw to your attention. There are great sections
under the headings .NET, Web Dev, Database, Open Source, XML, and ASP/ASP.NET
that would be of particular interest to a web developer. This is again a
resource where time spent will definitely not be wasted.
There a two other siblings for Earthweb at this time. One is
ClickZ which is an
outstanding resource for those interested in marketing and website promotion.
The other is Graphics.com
where you will find everthing you need for working with graphics, including huge
libraries of photos, graphics and clipart available for use in your website
development projects.
Earthweb's Parents
Earthweb and all its siblings are part of
JupiterWeb which is one
of the divisions of
Jupitermedia Corporation. As you can see, HTML Goodies is a member of
quite a large family, and the family is capable of making a web developer's life
a whole lot easier!
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