TOOLS & REFERENCES

The tools depend
on the job.

USEFUL LINKS

There's no single set of tools that suits every project. Here are a few useful resources covering software development, accessibility, performance and security.

THE RESOURCES

A few places
worth knowing.

DEVELOPMENT

PHP

A programming language used to build server-side web applications.

DEVELOPMENT

Laravel

A PHP framework for developing and maintaining web applications.

DEVELOPMENT

GitHub

Tools for version control, collaboration and managing software projects.

DEVELOPMENT

MDN Web Docs

Documentation for HTML, CSS, JavaScript and the wider web platform.

QUALITY & TESTING

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative

Guidance on making websites and web applications accessible to more people.

QUALITY & TESTING

OWASP

Open security guidance for developing and testing web applications.

QUALITY & TESTING

PageSpeed Insights

Performance reports and suggestions for improving how web pages load.

QUALITY & TESTING

WebPageTest

Detailed tests to help understand how web pages load and perform.