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There are no clear and defined skill-sets a developer should have to build a web site, with so many different technological possibilities it can be difficult deciding which to focus on. A question on this subject was recently asked on Answers, so, what skills do you think a front-end developer should have?

You can leave your answers and thoughts below in the comment section, or you can leave your answer/opinion on the original question here: What Should a Front-End Developer Know?.

What Should a Front-End Developer Know?

This question was originally asked by Desi, and you will find the favorite answers below:

Best Answer from J.J. Nold:

Second answer from an Unregistered User:

Unanswered Answers

Just one unanswered question this week, can you help?

1. Can Anyone Explain the True Difference in jQuery and jQuery UI?

Thanks again, firstly to everyone who asked a question, but most importantly thanks to everyone that took the time and effort to offer helpful and useful answers.

HTML5 is gathering more and more momentum, and is looking very likely to be, in the near future, the language of choice for developers, replacing Flash. As such, in todays news round-up we focus on some fresh HTML5 resources, articles and tutorials for you to enjoy. Here they are:

The HTML5 Roadmap, Past and Present

The most publicized reason for the push to build web apps in HTML5 is that Flash is not allowed on the iPhone and the iPad, but the reasons go deeper and more technical than that. This article gives an insightful overview of how HTML5 has rapidly progressed in the last few years.
The HTML5 Roadmap, Past and Present

Build a HTML5/CSS3 Website Layout Without Images

In this tutorial you will learn how to build a decent-looking HTML5 & CSS3 website that doesn't to rely on any images for the layout elements.
Build a HTML5/CSS3 Website Layout Without Images

How to Create a Drop-down Nav Menu with HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery

In this tutorial, you’ll take a look and see what you can achieve with HTML5 and CSS3 when it comes to the staple of current web sites: the humble drop-down navigation menu. You’ll also use jQuery to handle the effects and add the finishing touches.
How to Create a Drop-down Nav Menu with HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery

The State of HTML5 Apps

The State of HTML5 Apps

HTML5 Canvas Cheat Sheet

HTML5 Canvas Cheat Sheet

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboyand speckyboy@twitter).

An interesting question was asked this week on Answers, and we would like to open this discussion further with our readers, and hear your thoughts. So, do you prefer to code your site by hand or use a WYSIWYG editor?

We look forward to hearing how you prefer to code your site, you can leave your thoughts and comments below or you can leave your answer/opinion on the original question here: Do You Prefer to Code Your Site by Hand or Use a WYSIWYG Editor?.

Do You Prefer to Code Your Site by Hand or Use a WYSIWYG Editor?

This question was originally asked by Csgs, and you will find the favorite answers below:

Best Answer from Scunliffe:

Second Answer from Vinay Vidyasagar:

Unanswered Answers

Can you help with this weeks unanswered questions?

1. Are There Any Cons to Having a Return Statement In all Functions?
2. How Can I Make a Browser Window to Stay on Top and In Focus at All Times?
3. Are You Inclined More Towards the Use of Fluid Layouts? (Why or Why Not)
4. What Would Be the Preferable Time Zone to Set for a MySQL Website?
5. Is There Some Way to Parse PHP Locally Without the Use of an FTP/Local Host Server?
6. How Can I Organize My AJAX Handlers in a Secure, Logical, and Structured Manner?

Thanks again, firstly to everyone who asked a question, but most importantly thanks to everyone that took the time and effort to offer helpful and useful answers.

One of the major problems to open a website is decide when webhost do you go for? I listed down a the Webhosting services depending on the Rate, Windows or Linux Hosting, Band Width etc.

I would also mention some of the providers who are giving free service in my next post, but the service is not for professional web hosting. Please find the list below.

Cheap Linux Based Hosting

Host	Price($) / Month	WebSpace	WebTraffic	Emails	Domains Included	Technologies	Databases
Visit Site	$3.95	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	One Free for Life, Point Unlimited Domains	PHP,CGI, PERL etc	Unlimited MySQL
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Visit Site	$3.95	Unlimited	Unlimited	2500	One,Point Unlimited Domains	PHP,CGI,PERL	50 MySQL
Visit Site	$4.83	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	One, Point Unlimited Domains and Subdomains	PHP, CGI, PERL etc	MySQL DB
Visit Site	$4.95	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Free Domain for Life	PHP,CGI,PERL	MYSQL

Although the above mentioned hosting services are the cheapest i found, i have no experience with hosting with the above. Below mentioned are site are costlier than then above sites , i have experience with hosting in a few of those sites and was happy with those services.

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Pretty Permalinks are SEO / Human friendly urls for your blogs. Wordpress uses mod_rewrite module which is not supported by IIS.

If you are using IIS7 and have administrative privileges you can use Microsoft’s URL Rewrite Module , Read this for more information.

This article briefs about the technique used to make the permalinks work with IIS6.

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