Section B, Spring 2004
Professor Larry Heimann

I have posted some basic materials on HTML and JavaScript that all students are expected to have mastered before the beginning of 67-272. We will discuss HTML, CSS, JavaScript and basic databases in class, but the time spent in class will likely need to be supplimented by These materials are not supposed to be comprehensive or exhaustive on the subjects of HTML and JavaScript; instead they represent a good starting point in a student's study or review of this material. Additional material on databases will be posted later in the semester. If you have suggestions for additional sites to be included here, please send this information along to Professor Heimann.

Web Guides, Primers, and Tutorials for HTML
Below is a sampling of web primers available to help students with HTML. In many cases the treatment is not as detailed as one might like, but these resources do provide a good opportunity to get one's feet wet. Some pages are better than others and I have tried to place the more useful ones towards the top of the list. (Note: even though I don't agree with everything that is said or the way it is presented on these pages, I am listing a multitude of links with the hope that each person will find something suitable for their purposes.

Prof. H's Tutorials on HTML. A series of three tutorials relating to basic tags and formatting, Tables and Anchors, and Forms. These were originally developed for another class a few years ago, but may be helpful to students who need a quick HTML review,

An Introduction to HTML: Jan Graham has made her book (An Introduction to HTML) available on-line at this site.

WebReference: A set of HTML tutorials by WebReference (Mecklermdeia) which some emphasis on style sheets.

HTML Tag List: Similiar to the Bare Bones Guide, this site lists all the HTML tags available and which browsers support which tags. I'd recommend that students choose the download option and print out the entire tag list for easy reference later.

HTML Goodies: Joe Burns has put together a nice site containing tutorials and primers on HTML, JavaScript, and other web related topics. Some good stuff here, but be warned: it is a slow loading page.

HTML Help: A good place for new web developers to find reference materials on HTML. See especially the HTML 4.0 Reference section for helpful information.

Web Guides, Primers, and Tutorials for JavaScript
Below is a sampling of web primers available to help students with JavaScript. In many cases the treatment is not as detailed as one might like, but these resources do provide a good opportunity to get one's feet wet. Some pages are better than others and I have tried to place the more useful ones towards the top of the list. (Note: even though I don't agree with everything that is said or the way it is presented on these pages, I am listing a multitude of links with the hope that each person will find something suitable for their purposes.)

Free JavaScript Learning Center: Very nice set of tutorials by Ray Stott to help the beginning JavaScript student get off the ground. Recommended site to start.

Webmonkey's JavaScript Collection: Webmonkey has got a pretty good collection of JavaScript materials to help new web builders start off. The material here is not covered in depth, but if you are looking for a quick start on a subject, Webmonkey is a good place to start.

Page Resource.com: JavaScript tutorials and other web design articles to help in site creation.

JavaScript Tip of the Week: A series of tips on JavaScript brought to you by WebReference.

Ask Doc JavaScript: Articles designed to help users with JavaScript (by "Doc" JavaScript and also supported by WebReference).

JavaScript Available on the Web
Below are some links to JavaScript source codes that students may be able to use and adapt for their own work. A word of warning: just because someone posts a script on the web doesn't mean that the script either (1) works as advertised, or (2) has some other problem. Use caution in using these scripts! Also, if you use someone's script for official course assignments, students must give the original author credit with an HTML comment loacted next to the script which gives the original author's name and the URL the script was obtained from. Failure to do so is a violation of the IS cheating policy and will be handled accordingly.

JavaScript Source: A good 'cut & paste' JavaScript library with tons of free JavaScript source code for your web pages.

JavaScript City: Another large collection of free scripts which can be used on web sites.

Java Script Corral: More JavaScript sources.

Please note: this site contains relevant information for the Spring 2004 semester only. The site is maintained by Professor H, so any questions or problems with these pages should be sent to lheimann@andrew.cmu.edu. (Since Prof. H is only half-Klingon, don't worry -- you won't be 'killed you where you stand for offering your suggestion.')