• Creating a new site in Visual Studio
• Elements to include in head segment
• Guide to Centering

Website Design Resources

• w3 Schools - HTML Tutorials: w3 Schools is a good resource that provides sample HTML coding.


• WHATWG: Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group


• Complimentary Color for Design: helps with picking color choice for your website.


• Text Book - Code Examples: Murach provides a variety of sample code and examples for free on their site.


• jQuery Examples


• HTML5 Compatibility: site that includes scripts to include in webpage for HMTL5 compadibility with older browers.

Bootstrap Resources

• w3 Schools - Bootstrap Tutorials: excellent resource for beginners.


• getBootstrap: Download bootstrap.


• Bootstrap Examples: a variety of templates to download sourcecode.

Search Engine Optimization

• Google Starter Guide


• Search Engine Land Resources: provides a variety or resources to help with SEO.


• Steps to a Google-friendly site

Software - IDE and Text Editors

• Visual Studio Community: Free IDE for web site development.


• Aptana: Free IDE for web site in Mac OS and is also used in Murach book.


• Adobe Creative Cloud: UNCW now offers students free access to adobe tools including Dreamweaver.


• Notepad++: great text editor for quick changes.


• Atom: text editor that is customizable


• Sublime: another well established text editor.