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We're trawling the Net to bring you a growing list of web-developer sites. If you've come across a particularly useful site for web developers, then share it with us.
All-Purpose Developer Sites 

irt.org
Four Stars
 A non-profit making developer site covering Internet related technologies 
 
WebReference.com Four Stars
Very large site. Many sections and articles to keep you busy.
 
WebDeveloper.com Three Stars
And another....
 
Web Developers Virtual Library Three Stars
Another internet.com site. Many Articles.
 

Webmonkey
Three Stars
Well-liked site. Extremely easy to browse. A variety of articles on Design, Programming and Multimedia. Couldn't stay too long though as the site appeared to eat my shorts system resources.
 
SiteExperts.com Four Stars
Another very large site. Even more sections and articles to review. Many of the articles are rated and reviewed by other site visitors.
 
Internet.com Four Stars
Deja Vu? I'm definitely getting a Dixons/Currys/PC World feeling. This site appears to be hub with "channels" to webreference and webdeveloper.
 
ASP Web Sites  

ASP Overview
Three Stars
An ABC of ASP by Microsoft. Four main sections: "What Is an ASP File?", "Is It Hard to Use?", "Aw, Mom. Not Another Object Model!" and "Where to Find More Information on ASP".
 
ASP A to Z Three Stars
The A to Z of ASP by Microsoft. A large glossary of ASP terminology with links to further information for many of the terms.
 
ASP Technology Overview Three Stars
A more advanced (and larger) ASP overview from Microsoft.
 
ASPWire Three Stars
Well maintained news and information site about ASP. Register for a free subscription to their weekly newsletter.
 
ASP Toolbox Four Stars
Plenty of content. All ASP components are rated. The site is easy to navigate and fast-loading, despite the ad-banners.
 
Ultimate ASP Three Stars
Not really the Ultimate ASP site, but definitely worth a visit. Simple, clean and uncluttered pages with easy to follow code samples and reference sections.
 
ActionJackson Three Stars
Plenty of articles and a new examples section make this site worth a look. If you receive a download box for viewer.vbs, just press <esc>.
 
ASPFree Three Stars
Another useful ASP site, with code examples, demos and downloads. Pity their JavaScript issues error messages in N3.01.
 

The Programmer's Resouce
Three Stars
Good site with good code snippets and articles, including a well-read "Step-By-Step Database Tutorial".
 
15 Seconds Three Stars
Plenty to look through here. Many articles to read, code samples and a free weekly "ASP Community" newsletter.
 
ASP 101 Four Stars
Good site, easy to navigate, plenty to read, dynamic tips on pages, forums page and prizes!
 
Learn ASP Three Stars
Complete with ASP tutorials, examples, and training. This site is a must if you want to learn how to use ASP. (AKA ActiveServerPages.com)
 
Power ASP Three Stars
Another good ASP site, with code snippets, hints, a conferenceing system and a page of ASP site links.
 
4GuysFromRolla Five Stars
There are so many good ASP sites - here's another. Whereas other sites have zillions of components and code snippets, this site contains many good articles, advice and FAQs for ASP developers.
 
Kathi's Place Three Stars
Although aimed at ASP developers, there's introductory information for HTML and graphics, and a good links page.
Removed: www.asphole.com
ColdFusion Sites  

Allaire
Four Stars
The manufacturer's own website. Showing what can be achieved with their flagship product.
 
Cold Fusion Tag Gallery Four Stars
Allaire developers exchange site with TAG Gallery.
 
Cold Fusion Support Conference Four Stars
Online support conferences from Allaire. A must for Cold Fusion developers.
 
Defusion Magazine Four Stars
Plenty of articles and easy to navigate. A good, independent resource for Cold Fusion developers
 
CF Tutorials
Not a very large site. Has the usual "News" links, one in-depth article on CF login systems and a few "how to" snippets.
 
CFScripts.com
As the name suggests, this site contains ColdFusion scripts. Most are for sale, but there are some freebies.
 

The Fusion Authority
Small ColdFusion site. Doesn't contain many articles, but those that are there are worth reading.
 
Fusebox Three Stars
Fusebox is a programming methodology, specifically for ColdFusion developers.
 
BlackBox
Another ColdFusion programming methodology - A New Perspective
 
House of Fusion
Technical site with information related to Cold Fusion developers including ASP v Cold Fusion comparison chart.
 
CFMCentral.com
You have to register before entering this site. Once in, you'll find only a handful of tips and scripts. Nice layout though.
 
wddx.com
All you need to know about Allaire's Web Distributed Data Exchange technology. 


Design/Graphics 

Web Page Design for Designers
Three Stars
Thankyou to whoever submitted this link. It's a very good read, with good advice from a professional graphics designer.
 
Anders Qvicker Three Stars
It's worth the wait, Anders graphics are excellent. His "Fun with Filters" tips section is extremely useful (if you have Photoshop that is) and available to download. When presented with a choice - choose the HTML site.
 
 

Hands-On Training
Three Stars
Excellent "how to" graphics site for Photoshop users, and it's downloadable as a zip file as well.
 
Graphics Designs Studio Three Stars
Not the fastest site to load, but there's enough material to keep your attention. Includes hints and tips for creating graphics in Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop. There's also free images and fonts for downloading.
 
State of Entropy Three Stars
Tutorials by example for Paint Shop Pro versions 4,5, and 6.
EZines

Microsoft: DNJ Online
Three Stars
The only resource you need to find the best developer events in Europe (Their word's not ours). This is a magazine subscription site, but there are many articles reproduced online to view.
 
internetnews.com Four Stars
Internet business news service.
 

.NET
Four Stars
General Internet magazine with an hourly news feed. Areas include WebBuilder; a hints, tips and articles section covering most web building technologies.
Frontpage Sites  
 
Microsoft: Highlights for FrontPage 98 for Windows Three Stars
The manufacturers website. Watchout for "the latest version" links...
 

Frontpage 98 Course
"Free" Learning Frontpage 98 Course. The intention was to add this 'free' course to our online tutorials page and provide ownership details - but the licencing/copyright notice appears to forbid this.
HTML  

WC3's HTML Home Page
Four Stars
Everything you wanted to know about the HTML specification, past, current and future proposals.
 
HTMLCenter Three Stars
Simple, easy to browse (and fast-loading) site with plenty of news, reviews, and tips for all.
 

HTML Goodies
Three Stars
Offers tutorials on tables, backgrounds, forms, frames, image maps, images, colors, buttons, browsers, style sheets, Java Scripting, Java Applets, cgi scripting, dhtml and more.
 
The Bare Bones Guide to HTML Three Stars
Useful lookup table of HTML Tags with the supporting browser version.
Java Applets & JavaScript  

GAMELAN
Four Stars
It's all here. This is probably the most comprehensive Java site in existence. The content is too exhaustive to list, so Go visit.
 
JavaScripts.com Four Stars
Sister site to Gamelan (both are EarthWeb sites). Has over 3,200 free Javascripts and tutorials, and a weekly newsletter to boot.
 
Website Abstraction Three Stars
Comprehensive tutorials on JavaScript, and over 300 original Javascripts
 

Client Side Corner
A bit light on real content, but still worth a visit.
 
Javascript Planet
A fast-loading site with many code examples, but it doesn't appear to have been updated for quite some time.
XML  

XML Org
Waiting to be reviewed
 
XML.com
Waiting to be reviewed
 
XMLTree
Waiting to be reviewed
 
W3C XML Page
Waiting to be reviewed
OASIS XML Page
Waiting to be reviewed
 

XMLInfo
Waiting to be reviewed
 
XMLSoftware
Sister site to XMLInfo. Waiting to be reviewed
 
Microsoft's XML Development Centre
Best viewed in IE, if it manages to load that is. Waiting to be reviewed
 
XML FAQ
An FAQ of XML by University College Cork. It's a large page, and a slow link, be prepared for a wait.