Resources
Developer tools
- Code Editor: SublimeText 2 (alternate options: Notepad++, NetBeans, Eclipse, PhpStorm)
- Browse: Firefox, Chrome, Opera
- Browser Tools: Firebug (also see Web Developer add-on)
Learning HTML & CSS
There are lots of options for learning HTML & CSS, here are some recommended routes:
- Mozilla’s Webmaker - A great place to practice. Build and remix practical projects.
- Codecademy - Free (and paid) online interactive tool, a great place to learn the basics
- CodeSchool - An alternative to Code Academy, offers some free and some paid tutorials.
- HTML - Wikipedia
- History of HTML - About.com
- A brief history of HTML - Aten Design Group
Drupal
- Drupalize me - loads of video resources
- General concepts
- Content, content types, fields
- Build navigation with menus, toolbars
- Building page layouts with content and blocks
- Organizing content with taxonomies
- Users and permissions
- Getting started with Views
- Linking content to content with references
- A variety of Views tips and tricks
- Contributed modules for Taxonomy
- Entity Reference Module guide
- Design and Drupal, introduction to theming
- Finding themes
- Installing themes
- Theme HowTos
- How to build your first Drupal module
- Introduction to hooks
- Hook Form Alter
- Introduction to the Form API
Wordpress
Others
Acquia Dev Desktop