About the Links
Last Updated: July 1, 2006
Here are links to websites for everything from books to tools. All of these links will help you improve your development skills and work more efficiently.
Web Development Books
- Microsoft® Visual C# 2005 Step by Step
- This is the best book to learn C#. John Sharp is a great author: easy to follow.
- Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005
- Expert ASP.NET 2.0 Advanced App. Design
- Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform
- Visual C# 2005 Recipes
- Pro SQL Server 2005
- Beginning CSS: CSS for Web Design
Cool Site Designs
- CSS Zen Garden
- This is a great site demonstrating the web design using CSS.
- The Executive Caddie (all CSS)
- Regardless that it's my site... It's an awesome design.
- Butch (creative studio)
- These are the most talented designers in the industry.
Third-party Components
- ComponentArt Web.UI 2006
- This is by-far the best component package for .NET development.
- ChartFX for .NET 2005
- Browserhawk 9.0
- MS Enterprise Instrumentation Framework
- InstantForum.NET v4.1.4
- A great discussion forum package to add to your site.
- Report Sharp-Shooter v1.95
- Stay away from version 2.X. The v1.95 release is awesome.
Dev Tools and Applications
- SciTE
- A free text editor that color-codes most languages including XML.
- Beyond Compare v2.3.1
- A great tool for deploying web sites.
- C-Sharpener for VB
- A description of the web site goes here.
- File Locator Pro
- GroupMail 5 Business Edition
- Microsoft Virtual CD-ROM Drive
- Spices.net Suite
- WS-Ping Pro Pack
- W3C Markup validation Service