Part of the massive Tuts+ tutorial network, Nettuts+ is a content and video-driven website for web developers and designers. Aside from loads of freebies, it offers tons of informative articles and tutorials on HTML, CSS, Javascript, CMS’s, PHP and Ruby on Rails (Ruby is a programing language).

What else does Nettuts+ offer?

Video tutorials on various topics range from quick lessons on CodeIgniter (used in building dynamic websites with PHP), quick tips on web development, and making special effects.

Freebies abound. For example, you can download preview ebooks on topics like "The Art & Science of JavaScript" , "Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux & Apache" and "The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, 2nd Edition". You can also get icons in free packages, in their posts, "Free eCommerce Icons" and " 2500+ Free Icons".

Nettuts+ articles section also runs the whole spectrum of web development. Recent articles titles are fascinating. from "Top 20 Ways for Web Developers to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint" for the ecologically-minded, to a review on WordPress 2.7, to "Designing and Developing for the iPhone from Scratch: New Plus Tutorial."

Their tutorials are also very helpful: recent ones include "How to Code a Signup Form with Email Confirmation", and "Learn how to Create a Retro Animated Flip-Down Clock", and for the security conscious, " Simple Techniques to Lock Down your Website."


Psdtuts+ is a sister site to Nettuts+ , meant to "house and showcase some of the best Photoshop tutorials around. " Psdtuts+  shares Photoshop tutorials on graphics and special effects, and also presents the techniques behind them in an easily-understood, friendly fashion.

Psdtuts+ also has freebies, like free icons, and many helpful articles, some covering interviews with professional digital artists. Explore the site (insert massive time-sink warning here) most especially the tutorials and videos, it's an incredible resource for those of you who want to learn how to push your Photoshop skills.