webdeveloper.com

Advantages: plenty of advice on offer, useful downloads and code
Disadvantages: None I can immediately think of

Designing and developing websites alongside offering advice to clients forms a large part of my business. I am therefore dependant upon useful websites which can aid me in my work and help to keep me up to date with the developments in the world of the Internet. WEBDEVELOPERSJOURNAL.CO.UK is just one such site which allows the dedicated developer access to a wide range of material useful for their trade. It is not restricted just to the professional ...
...who wish to design and build their own websites. This website contains a vast amount of information from details about the use of FLASH to hints and tips for beginners and is divided into 3 main sections. Pages Graphics & Sound known affectionately as ‘Ponytails’, Technical or ‘Blockheads’ and Business known as ‘Suits’. Each topic covers an array of subjects in great detail.Mainly geared towards the more experienced ... Read review

Advantages: Online utilities , excellent tutorials , wide range of topics
Disadvantages: home page layout(nitpicking)

This is another huge website with masses of information . The first thing that struck me on the main page is that it should be reversed , the news section is at the top and all the categories are at the bottom , strange. A quick browse of the categories and you will see a huge amount of web related topics these range from the standard topics(HTML,JavScript ,DHTML) to topics that are more difficult to locate information on (Animated Gifs ,Databases,Security ...
...on a range of subjects these tutorials are well written , have good ,clear examples and have a reasonable amount of content on each page so you dont get the impression that the size of the site is being increased by cutting down on the content on each page . This site is clearly laid out and you will not get lost aimlessly going through various sections trying to find the information you require. There is a Q n A section where you can ask questions ... Read review

Advantages: varied articles , lots of topics , well written
Disadvantages: slow loading

This is actually a collection of websites including the javascriptweenie. There are plenty of topics including Java ,ASP,linux ,servers,XML as well as a large section on graphics. The graphics section in particular have good tutorials in them , the tutorials are large , well written and fairly quick loading. There are some great tutorials here and some of my favourites include ad banners in photoshop , flash 4 for intermediate users , easy cascading ...
...and simple sql . As you can see from my picks this illustrates the wide range of topics and for a webmaster /developer at any level there is plenty to see and do. There are also articles on ecommerce , advertising ,management and site traffic and even though these are above my head a serious professional webmaster will find them interesting. ... Read review