Web Design & Development

A guide for developing web sites by means of conceptualization, planning, modeling, and execution of electronic media delivery via Internet.

Web development is a broad term for any activities related to developing a web site for the World Wide Web or an intranet. This can include e-commerce business development, web design, web content development, client-side/server-side coding, and web server configuration. However, among web professionals, „web development” usually refers only to the non-design aspects of building web sites, e.g. writing markup and coding.
Web development can range from developing the simplest static single page of plain text to the most complex web-based internet applications, electronic businesses, or social network services.

Web design is a process of conceptualization, planning, modeling, and execution of electronic media delivery via Internet in the form of Markup language suitable for interpretation by Web browser and display as Graphical user interface (GUI).

CONTENTS:

Web development
– Web development as an industry
– Typical Areas
– Security
– Mobile Web
– – Standards
– – Development
– – Top-level Domain
– – Mobile Web 2.0
– – Faxing via Mobile Web
– – Advertising on the Mobile Web
– Web developer
– – Tools of the trade
– – Setting a standard
– – Common Misconceptions
– – See also
– Web directory
– – General
– – Human-edited directories
– Web engineering
– – Web engineering as a discipline
– – References
– – Web Engineering Resources
– – See also
– Webby Awards
– – History
– – Awards granted
– – Criticism
– World Wide Web Consortium
– – Type
– – Founded
– – Founder
– – Headquarters
– – History
– – Recommendations and certifications
– – Administration
– – Standards
– – See also
Ajax
– Constituent technologies
– History
– Justification
– Advantages of Ajax
– Disadvantages
– Accessibility
– JavaScript library
– Google Web Toolkit
– – Features
– – Available widgets
– – History
– – See Also
– Smart client
– Reverse Ajax
– – Notes
– – See also
Document Update Markup Language
– History
– Comparison between AJAX and Flex
– – About this Comparison
– – Comparison of Product Capabilities
– – Non-Functional Comparison
Web accessibility
– Assistive technologies used for web browsing
– Guidelines on accessible web design
– – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
– – Other guidelines
– – Legally required web accessibility
– – Website accessibility audits
– – See also
– – References
– Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
– – Priority levels
– – WCAG 1.0
– – WCAG 2.0
Web design
– History
– Web site design
– Issues
– Accessible Web design
– Website Planning
– See also
– Cascading Style Sheets
– – Syntax
– – History
– – Browser support
– – Limitations
– – See also
– Tableless web design
– – Rationale
– – Advantages
– – Problems
– Comparison of layout engines (CSS)
– – General overview
– Grammar and rules
– – Trident grammar and rule notes
– – Tasman grammar and rule notes
– – Presto grammar and rule notes
– Selectors
– – Properties
– – Trident property notes
– – Gecko property notes
– – WebCore property notes
– – KHTML property notes
– – Presto property notes
– – iCab property notes
– Values and units
– – Trident value and unit notes
– – WebCore value and unit notes
– – Presto value and unit notes
– – KHTML value and unit notes
– General notes
– – Gecko general notes
– – WebCore general notes
– – KHTML general notes
– – Presto general notes
– References
– Printer friendly
– – Designing printer-friendly pages with CSS
– Brochureware
– Digital strategy
– – Overview
– – Identifying the key opportunities and/or challenges in a business
– – Identifying the unmet needs and goals of the customers
– – Developing a vision and prioritizing a set of online initiatives
– – Role of personas in digital strategy
– – Execution of a digital strategy
– – Digital strategy vs. online strategy
– DOM scripting
– – DOM Scripting vs. DHTML
– – Books
– Fahrner Image Replacement
– – Motivation
– – Implementations
– Microformat
– – Microformat logo
– – Principles
– – Example
– – Specific microformats
– – Uses of microformats
– – Creation of microformats
– – Critique of microformats
– – Further reading
– Progressive enhancement
– – History
– – Introduction and background
– – Core principles
– – Support and adoption
– – Benefits for accessibility
– – Benefits for search engine optimization (SEO)
– – Criticism and responses
– – See also
– Rollover
– – Coding
– – Different types of rollovers
– Spacer GIF
– History
– Techniques for creating a User Centered Design
– URL redirection
– – Purposes
– – Techniques
– – Services
– – See also
– Web Interoperability
– – History
– – Elements of Web Interoperability
– – Activities
– – See also
– Web modeling
– Web template
– – Basic concepts
– – System elements
– – Notes and references
– – See also
– Web-safe fonts
– – CSS Generic Font Families
– – Microsoft’s Core Fonts for the Web
– – Web-Safe Unicode Fonts
– – Dingbats
– Website architecture
– See also
– Website wireframe
– Website Wireframing Tools
Web development software
– See also
– Adobe Flash
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – History
– – History (Authoring tool)
– – Future developments
– – Programming language
– – Competition
– – Criticisms
– – Market share
– – Related file formats and extensions
– – Video in web pages
– – See also
– Adobe Flex
– – Overview
– – Initial Releases (Flex Server 1.0 and 1.5)
– – Adobe Flex 2
– – Adobe Flex 3 (beta)
– – LiveCycle Data Services
– – Flex and ColdFusion
– – Flex Application Development Process
– – Release history
– – Notable sites using Flex
– Flash cartoons
– – History
– – Timeline – First Flash Projects on Television
– – Timeline – Other Flash Animated TV Series
– – Timeline – First Flash Feature Film Projects (Theatrically Released)
– – Flash Animation Distribution
– – Flash Animation in Professional Studios
– – Creating Flash animation from other software
– Action Message Format
– – Data Types
– ActionScript
– – Paradigm:
– – Appeared in:
– – Designed by:
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – Typing discipline:
– – Major implementations:
– – Influenced by:
– – OS:
– – File extension:
– – MIME type:
– – History
– – Syntax
– – Examples
– – Data structures
– – Criticisms
– – Footnotes
– – See also
– Adobe Shockwave
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Platform:
– – Genre:
– Animation portal
– – History
– – Technology
– SWF
– – File extension:
– – MIME type:
– – Developed by:
– – Type of format:
– – Description
– – Licensing
– Content management system
– – Terminology
– – See also
– Blog software
– – Server models
– – Clients
– – Features
– – Documentation and support
– – Examples
– – Developer-hosted
– WordPress
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Platform:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – Website:
– – Features
– – History
– – Releases
– – Vulnerabilities
– – WordPress MU
– – Developers
– – Sponsored themes
– – See also
– Further reading
– Movable Type
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – Preview release:
– – Platform:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– Serendipity
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – See Also
– TypePad
– – URL
– – Commercial?
– – Type of site
– – Registration
– – Owner
– – Created by
– Open source content management systems
– b2evolution
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– Drupal
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – History
– – Content Management System
– – Criticism
– – Distributions
– – Books
– – See also
– e107
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – Features
– – Release history
– – See also
– – References
– eZ Publish
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Platform:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – Areas of use
– – Handling
– – Business model
– – Functional range
– – Technology
– – eZ Components
– – Criticism
– – References
– – See also
– Joomla!
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – Preview release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – History
– – Features
– – Community
– – See also
– – Literature
– LifeType
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – Features
– – History
– Mambo
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – Requirements
– – Mambo Foundation
– – History of Mambo
– – Awards
– – See also
– PHP-Nuke
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – Features of PHP-Nuke
– – Lack of security and criticism
– – Forks
– PostNuke
– – Latest release:
– – Preview release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – Features
– – Books
– – Current Development
– – See also
– TYPO3
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – Author and availability
– – Operating modes
– – Design
– – System requirements
– – See also
– – Further reading
– XOOPS
– – Overview
– – Key features
– – See also
– Xaraya
– – Features
– – Criticism
– – See also
– Version control systems
– – Overview
– – Source management models
– – Distributed revision control
– – Integration
– – Common vocabulary
– – See also
– List of revision control software
– – Distributed model
– – Client-server model
– – See also
– Comparison of revision control software
– General information
– – Technical information
– – Features
– – User interfaces
– – History and adoption
– – See also
– Wiki
– – History
– – Trustworthiness
– – Characteristics
– – Wiki software architecture
– – Wiki communities
– – Wikis and content management systems
– – See also
– – References
– Wiki software
– – Class
– – See also
– List of wiki software
– – Java-based
– – JavaScript-based
– – Lisp-based
– – Microsoft services-based
– – .NET/Mono based
– – Pascal-Based
– – Perl-based
– – PHP-based
– – Python-based
– – Ruby-based
– – Smalltalk
– – Peer-To-Peer
– – PDA
– – VBScript-based
– – Miscellaneous
– – See also
– Comparison of wiki software
– General Information
– – Target audience
– – Features 1
– – Features 2
– – Installation
– – Footnotes
– – See also
– WikiServer
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – History
– – See also
– MediaWiki
– – History
– – Key features
– – Performance
– – Limitations
– TikiWiki
– – Latest release:
– – Available language(s):
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – Major Components
– – Internationalization
– – Implementation
– – Project team
– – History
– – Name
– List of wikis
– – Wiki communities by topic
– – Alphabetical list of wiki communities
– – Wiki-like systems
– – See also
– Zope
– – History
– – Technical features
– – Zope 3
– – Five and the Future of Zope
– – Zope Page Templates
– List of content management systems
– – Free and open source software
– – Freeware
– – Commercial, low cost (< $5,000)
– – Commercial, medium cost ($5,000 – >5,000)
– – Commercial, high cost (> >5,000)
– – Unclear licensing conditions
– – See also
– List of content management frameworks
– – See also
– Document management system
– – Overview
– – History
– – Document Management and Communication
– – Components
– Enterprise content management
– – Purpose
– – Definition
– – History
– – Characteristics
– – Components of an enterprise content management system
– – Outlook
– – ECM market development
– – References
– – Notes
– – See also
– Geospatial Content Management System
– – GeoCMS List
– – GeoCMS comparison
– Web content
– – Beginnings of web content
– – The page concept
– – HTML web content
– – A wider view of web content
– – Content is king
– – Content management
– – See also
– Web content management system
– – Web content management systems capabilities
– – See also
– HTML editors
– – Types
– – Valid HTML code
– – Comparison of HTML editors
– – Operating system support
– – Editor features
– – Web technology support
– – Image format support
– – See also
– – References
– List of HTML editors
– – Text editors
– – Text-based HTML editors
– – Word processors
– – WYSIWYG editors
– – See also
– Adobe Dreamweaver
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – Features
– – Syntax highlighting
– – Versions
– – See also
– EditPlus
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – License:
– – Reviews
– Microsoft FrontPage
– – Developer:
– – Latest release:
– – OS:
– – Status:
– – Genre:
– – License:
– – History
– – Features
– – Criticism
– – Versions
– – See also
– WAMP
Web security exploits
– Browser exploit
– – Browser exploits families
– Cross-site cooking
– – Origins
– Cross-site request forgery
– – Example and characteristics
– – Prevention
– – Effects
– Cross-zone scripting
– – Origins of the zone concept
– – Cross-zone scripting examples
– – Cross-zone scripting into Trusted Sites Zone
– Directory traversal
– – Example
– – Variations of directory traversal
– – Possible Methods to Prevent Directory Traversal
– Evil twin (wireless networks)
– HTTP response splitting
– – Example
– IDN homograph attack
– – Homographs
– – Homographs in internationalized domain names
– – Defending against the attack
– Referer spoofing
– – Application
– – Tools
– Session fixation
– – Attack scenarios
– – Counter-measures
– – Defense in Depth
– – See also
– Session poisoning\
– – Origins
– – Attack examples
– – See also
– Website spoofing
Web syndication
– See also
– News aggregators
– – Functions
– – Varieties
– – Media Aggregators
– – Feed filtering
– Podcasting
– – Mechanics
– – Managing Podcasts on an iPod
– – Other uses
– – Trademarks
– – Other
– – See also
– Video podcasts
– – Technology and History
– – Uses in Education
– – Timeline
– – See also
– Video bloggers
– – History
– – Significant events in the development of video blogs
– – Notable video blogs
– – Further reading
– Web syndication formats
– – Major markup languages
– – Minor markup languages
– – Historical
– Atom
– – File extension:
– – MIME type:
– – Type of format:
– – Extended from:
– – Usage
– – Atom Compared to RSS 2.0
– – Development History
– – Example of an Atom 1.0 Feed
– – See also
– RSS
– – File extension:
– – MIME type:
– – Extended from:
– – History
– – Incompatibilities
– – Atom
– – Modules
– – BitTorrent and RSS
– – Examples
– – See also
– RSS enclosure
– – Syntax
– – Similar technologies
– – See also
– RSS tracking
– – History
– – Technology
– – See also
– RSS TV
– – Podcasting
– – Encoding
– Yahoo! Pipes
– – URL
– – Commercial?
– – Type of site
– – Registration
– – Owner
– – Created by
– FeedBurner
– Push technology
– – HTTP Server Push
– – Wireless Push Technology
– Web feed
– – Benefits
– – Scraping
– – Technical definition
– – See also
Web technology
– Web analytics
– – Web analytics technologies
– – Key definitions
– – Common Confusions in Web Analytics
– – Web analytics methods
– Bounce Rate
– – See also
– Web application
– – History
– – Interface
– – Technical considerations
– – Structure
– – Business use
– – Writing Web applications
– – See also
– Online spreadsheets
– Rich Internet Applications
– – Communication
– – Document managing, editing, sharing and collaborating
– – ERP
– – Personal information management
– Web application framework
– – History
– – Architectures
– – Features
– – Technologies
– – See also
– List of web application frameworks
– – ColdFusion
– – Java
– – JavaScript
– – Perl
– – PHP
– – Python
– – Ruby
– – Smalltalk
– – Other/Multiple languages
– e-Recruitment
– Electronic business
– – Subsets
– – Models
– – References
– Electronic commerce
– – History
– – Success factors
– – Problems
– – Product suitability
– – Acceptance
– – References
– Freight exchange
– – What a freight exchange does
– – History
– – An example
– – See also
– Mashup
– – Overview
– – Quotes
– Online banking
– – Features
– – Security
– – Fraud
– Online gambling
– – Online poker
– – Online casinos
– – Online sports betting
– – Online bingo
– – Mobile gambling
– – Funds transfers
– – Legality
– – Problem gambling
– – Money laundering
– Online Office
– – Advantages
– – Disadvantages
– – Components
– – See also
– Shop bot
– – References
– Web application development
– – Risk
– – Technologies
– – Lifecycle Model
– – Testing
– – Tools
– – Frameworks and Reuse
– – See also
– – References
– – Further reading
– Web-based email
– – Software packages
– – Rendering and Compatibility
– Web service
– – Specifications
– – Styles of use
– – Criticisms
– – Similar efforts
– Enterprise application integration
– – Rationale for EAI
– – Improving connectivity
– – Purposes of EAI
– – EAI Patterns
– – EAI Topologies
– – Technologies
– – Communication architectures
– – EAI implementation pitfalls
– – Advantages and Disadvantages
– – The Future of EAI
– – Open Source Projects
– Instant messaging
– – Overview
– – History
– – Cooperation
– – Mobile Instant Messaging
– – Effects on people with an auditory or speech disability
– – Friend-to-friend networks
– – Business application
– – Risks and liabilities
– – Security and archiving
– – User base
– Internet search
– – History
– – Top Providers
– – Challenges faced by search engines
– – How search engines work
– – Storage costs and crawling time
– – Geospatially enabled search engines
– – Social search
– – References
– Web service specifications
– – Web Service Standards Listings
– – Directory access
– – Service Description (Metadata)
– – Messaging and Function Calls
– – Web Services Interoperability organization (WS-I) Specifications
– – Business Process Specifications
– – Security Specifications
– – Reliable Messaging Specifications
– – Transaction Specifications
– – Publish-subscribe Messaging Specifications
– – Basic XML Specifications
– – Management Specifications
– – Draft Specifications
– – Other
– List of web service protocols
– – See also
– FastCGI
– – History
– – Implementation details
– – Web Servers that implement FastCGI
– – Language bindings for the FastCGI API
– .htaccess
– – Error documents
– – Directory rules
– – User permissions
– – Other uses
– Hypervideo
– – History of Hypervideo
– – Concepts and Technical Challenges
– – Hypervideo authoring tools
– – The rise of hypervideo
– Mirror
– – Reasons
– – Examples
– – Programs
– Website monitoring
– – What for?
– – Inside or outside monitoring
– – What impact?
– – Various types of protocol
– – Various type of monitoring
– – Servers around the globe
– – Types of website monitoring
– – Notification options – alerts
– – See also
Website management
– History
– Overview
– Websites as businesses
– Spelling
– Way to Upload website and earn on click basis
– Types of websites
– Prizes
– See also
– Web hosting service
– – Types of Internet hosting service
– – Service scope
– – Hosting reliability and uptime
– – Types of hosting
– – Obtaining hosting
– History of web hosting
– Web producer
– Web server
– – Common features
– – Origin of returned content
– – Path translation
– – Performances
– – Load limits
– – Historical notes
– – Software
– – Statistics
– – See also
– Webmaster
– – Webmaster as a profession
– – See also
License
– GNU Free Documentation License
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