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10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of

Smashing magazine put together a great list of usability-killers frequently seen on websites. Don't make these mistakes!
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/09/27/10-usability-nightmares-you-should-be-aware-of/

Accelerated DOM Scripting

Jonathan Snook has written another book, this time about DOM scripting, JavaScript libraries, and the usual CSS/HTML. Check it out!
http://snook.ca/archives/javascript/accelerated_dom_scripting/

Javascript Lint

Javascript Lint is a great tool that looks for errors and bad programming practices within your JavaScript coding. Is your JavaScript up to snuff?
http://javascriptlint.com/

Use jEdit to Edit Your PHP

I use jEdit for all of my coding and this article describes setting up your jEdit text editor for PHP development.
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/use-jedit-php

What Nine of the World's Largest Websites Are Running On

Ever wonder what Digg, Youtube, and Flickr run on? Visit the article to find out.
http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=173

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