Introduction

• CMPT 165 Study Guide
• Web Standards Curriculum
• Dive Into HTML5

HTML

• Mozilla HTML Reference
• HTML Validator
• Character Reference Reference
• Tools:
  • Zen-coding
  • Firefox developer tools
  • Chrome developer tools

Semantic Markup

• Robustness principle, or “be liberal in what you accept, and conservative in what you send.”
• mezzoblue Markup Guide
• Logical vs Physical markup, or “Semantic vs Visual Markup” if you prefer
• Building to Code

Good Markup

• Designing with Web Standards, Zeldman
• Getting Semantic With Microformats
• Understanding Progressive Enhancement
• Specific examples:
  • Best Practice: Always ID your Heading Tags
  • Using Language Identifiers