CSS

A table of CSS rules that you can apply to pages to hide CSS from certain browsers. Useful for working around CSS display bugs in certain browsers. CSS properties list is a list of CSS1/2 properties and which browsers they will work in (plus any quirks there might be)

Get File Size

This handy tool (download) enables you to find out the file size of a linked document within Internet Explorer. It also tells you when it was last modified.

CSS / XML Editors

Free CSS editor provided by Morphon (11.7MB download). Requires Java Runtime (or download a 24.8MB file which includes the runtime.)
There is also an XML editor available (13.3MB download, 28.4MB with runtime)

DevGuru

DevGuru contains a quick reference guide for the following: ADO , ASP , CSS2 , HTML , Javascript , JetSQL , VBScript , WML , WMLScript , WSH , XHTML , XML DOM and XSLT.

Very comprehensive. Downloadable PDF versions for $10.

JavaScript Sites

• http://webdeveloper.earthweb.com/webjs/ - many useful scripts found here including a style switcher (very little code involved, so simple one line of code is needed to switch the style sheet)
  There is also a navigation tree menu, a chart generator (using an object based approach) and a HTML > JavaScript converter.
  Some of the scripts are standards compliant, using the latest DOM standards. Not quite beginner orientated, but good functional code. You can also add your own code as well.
• http://www.javascript.com/ - this site brings together links to other sites and also includes a tip of the day feature
• http://javascript.internet.com/ - this is the internet.com javascript source and also allows additions. Code has comments and also shows you the amount of code there is in the script at a quick glance. Over 2000 scripts here.
• http://www.brainjar.com/ - this is the home of the DOM Viewer, a tool that list the methods and properties of various objects. It is a stand alone HTML file that you call from another page. See the demo page and download the code. There is also a menu bar that functions like the menus in windows. There are tutorials on JavaScript, CSS, DHTML, ASP and Java. An excellent XHTML strict compliant site.
• http://www.javascriptcity.com/ - a simple site to use, only one banner ad and very few images used on the site - loads quite quickly. Also contains a link the a very busy forum - not just for JavaScript, but for Web Developers in general - 140k + posts, nearly 8000 members. Several useful links on this site as well.
• http://javascript.about.com/ - offers an XML feed, a Popup Window Maker, JavaScript Glossary. JavaScript code works across many browsers.
• http://www.planetsourcecode.com/vb/default.asp?lngWId=2#categories - you can add your own code to this - very extensive list of code, covering all levels of skills (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced). The site allows you to post you own code as well, and covers other languages as well, not just web based languages but also languages like C/C++ and Delphi. You may need to register (which is free) to download code. There are also tutorials and you can Rent-a-Coder and put a Code Ticker on your website, a coding contest, code of the day and a job listing page (US only though).
• http://www.javascriptkit.com/ - there is a regular expression tutorial on this site as well as DHTML , javascript and advanced javascript

Programming Tools (Open Source)

A few tools that I have used (with syntax highlighting for various languages - HTML, JavaScipt, CSS, C++, etc...):

• Programmers Notepad 2 (based on Scintilla) (which is the one I often use)
• Scintilla - SciTE
• Syn Text editor
• SynEdit (not the same thing as Syn Text Editor)
• jEdit (requires Java)

Update (30 Nov 05): Added SynEdit, jEdit

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Tags: Web Developer Blog, Text Editors

Redirect to secure site (ASP)

The following will redirect from http://www.domain.com/path/to/file.asp to https://www.domain.com/path/to/file.asp:

VBScript:

<%
If Request.ServerVariables("HTTPS") = "off" Then
    Response.Redirect("https://" & Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_HOST") & Request.ServerVariables("URL"))
End If
%>

JScript:

<%
if(Request.ServerVariables("HTTPS") == "off"){
    Response.Redirect("https://" + Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_HOST") + Request.ServerVariables("URL"))
}
%>