Preface
Being a website developer can be difficult though tools can make things easier and better. I’m going to recommend a few tools I frequently use for website development.
The tools
Notepad++
I use Notepad++ for editing all sorts of code, like CSS, HTML, and Python. It’s my preferred plain-text editor. It includes syntax styling, which makes code easier to read and navigate.
Page Speed (Firefox add-on)
Page Speed allows you to streamline the website speed optimization process. Incorporated with Firebug, it will allow you to analyze particular pages for possible speed enhancements. This tool is very handy, I used it on aLemmer.
Go get Page Speed for Firefox →
Gridfox (Firefox add-on)
If you know the value of using grids you’d probably like a tool to make sure your design adheres to a grid. That’s where the Gridfox Firefox add-on comes in, it overlays a grid with configurable cell dimensions.
Become a grid master with Gridfox →
PXtoEM.com
Hate doing all those font size calculations in your head? There’s an online conversion utility for that!
Give yourself a break; use PXtoEM.com →
Color Scheme Designer
Get snappy results when looking for a suitable color scheme with Color Scheme Designer, an online color wheel with lots of options.
Find a lovely theme with Color Scheme Designer →
BrowserShots
It’s not wise to play browser favorism as a website developer, and maintaining multiple browsers that you only use for website development purposes can be a pain. Fortunately, there’s an online utility that will take screenshots of whatever’s found at a URI in many different browsers, across many different operating systems.
Increase cross-browser uniformity with Browser Shots →
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