What are some tools youd recommend for web developers just getting started with HTML?
Firefox – If you do nothing else, get Firefox. It’s a way better browser for developers than anything else, because of the improved debugging, error reporting, and (most importantly) extension support. I almost always have Chrome open, and I like Safari, but I’m really dependent on a few Firefox extensions. I find it hard to code without them. I use IE mainly to see how IE will punk out my designs. Web Developer toolbar – This is an absolutely essential tool for web developers. It’s a Firefox plugin. It lets you view and edit the code, do a real-time edit of CSS (I LOVE that feature – watch the page change as you write CSS code, then save it when you’re done,) quick access to diagnostic tools (WAI compliance HTML and CSS validators, speed checks,) cookie management (vital when you’re testing code that involves cookies or session variables, and much more. HTML Validator extension – The main reason most of us don’t validate is laziness. It’s just an extra step to go to w3 each time you w
