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| URL | http://www.w3schools.com/ |
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| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Web Development Portal |
| Registration | Required for forum |
| Owner | Refsnes Data |
| Created by | Refsnes Data |
| Launched | 1999 |
| Current status | Active |
W3Schools is a web developer's portal, with tutorials and references relating to web development subjects, including HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, and SQL. W3Schools is free of charge, and is funded through text and display advertising.[1] The tutorials and references on the website and the related code are proprietary.[2] The site derives its name from the abbreviation for the World Wide Web; W3 is a numeronym of WWW. W3Schools is not affiliated with the W3C.[3] Members of the W3C have asked W3Schools to explicitly disavow any connection, but they have refused to do so.[4]
It is created and owned by Refsnes Data, a Norwegian family-owned software development and consulting company.[5]
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[edit] HTML
W3schools HTML includes step by step instruction on the basics of HTML document writing. Then proceeds to give an advanced look at HTML followed by reference charts. It also includes section that allow the user to "try it yourself" and see what each new piece of information changes in the product web page.[6]
[edit] Major Updates in 2011
Based on user comments, W3Schools added a "Suggest corrections" form to all pages. HTML5 and CSS3 tutorials and references were added, and some existing content was reviewed and updated.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ FAQs
- ^ About Copyright
- ^ Re: Problems with w3schools.org
- ^ W3Fools – A W3Schools Intervention
- ^ Quotation: "Hege, Ståle and Jan Egil Refsnes". Source: "About Refsnes Data"—copies of the article at:
W3Schools(Web Archive) · HowPHP (WebCite). Last checked: 11 May 2010. - ^ "W3Schools". Refsnes Data. http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- W3Schools W3Schools homepage
- W3Schools on InvisionZone W3Schools forum
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