As a Facebook developer, like any master of a trade, you cannot succeed without the proper tools and resources. There are a few websites you’ll need to become familiar with if you are going to stay up-to-date in your skills. I’ll list these here.
- Facebook developers website (http://developers.facebook.com)
The official Facebook site for developers and developer documentation.
- Facebook Developer Wiki (http://wiki.developers.facebook.com)
The official Facebook wiki for developers. Go here for the most up-to-date documentation on any FBML, FBJS, or development-related information. Since it’s a wiki, it allows anyone to update the content, and it is updated quite frequently.
- Facebook FBML Test Console (http://developers.facebook.com/tools.php?fbml)
A console to test out your FBML. You enter the FBML in the box provided, and it outputs the rendered markup as HTML.
- Facebook Developers Forum (http://forum.developers.facebook.com/)
Want to ask other Facebook developers a question? This is the place to do so, and to share issues and interact with the Facebook development team.
- Facebook bug tracking and submission (http://bugs.developers.facebook.com/)
If you find bugs in FBML or in any of your Facebook development, submit them here. Search for an existing bug and see its status, or submit a new bug.
- The FBML Essentials Facebook app (http://apps.facebook.com/fbmlessentials)
The official Facebook app for FBML Essentials. I’m creating this app as I write this book, and I will keep the app up-to-date as the platform evolves. Here you can see working examples of the most-used FBML tags on Facebook, take trivia quizzes, and challenge your friends on their FBML knowledge! Become a fan of the app for updates as it evolves.
- The FBML Essentials Facebook Page (http://page.fbmlessentials.com)
The official Facebook Page for FBML Essentials. Here I’ll post updates to this book, news, photos, videos, fan pictures, and more. Visit this Page to discuss the book and FBML development.
- Stay N’ Alive blog, by Jesse Stay (http://staynalive.com)
“Stay” up-to-date with the latest and greatest in Facebook and social development news and other topics. This is my blog, a must-read if you are a reader of this book.
- Jesse’s FriendFeed stream (http://friendfeed.com/jessestay)
Want to follow what I’m doing, what I’m interested in, and what I’m linking to? Follow my FriendFeed stream and see what I’m talking about, get in on the conversation, and find out where I am on Twitter, my blogs, and more.
- The Social Coding FriendFeed stream (http://friendfeed.com/rooms/social-coding)
This is a great place I have set up for discussing and learning about developing for social websites and social networks in general.
- FacebookAdvice blog (http://facebookadvice.com)
The official blog for my previous book, I’m On Facebook—Now What??? (Happy About). It covers how-tos, advice, tips, and tricks related to Facebook in general.
- Facebook blog (http://blog.facebook.com)
The official Facebook blog, targeted to a nondeveloper audience.
- Facebook Platform status feed (http://www.facebook.com/developers/message.php)
Subscribe to this feed in your RSS reader if you want to be notified whenever the platform goes down, whenever updates are made to the platform, or whenever there is an update that could affect your code.
- Facebook developer news (http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1)
The official Facebook developers blog. Subscribe to this feed for all the latest developer news, straight from Facebook. News will usually be here before any other source.
- Facebook developers marketplace (http://www.facebook.com/developers/marketplace)
Looking for a job that needs a Facebook developer? This is the place to look, and it’s also the place to post jobs related to Facebook development.
- AllFacebook, by Nick O’Neill (http://allfacebook.com)
- FaceReviews, by Rodney Rumford (http://facereviews.com)
Facebook apps reviews, news, and other info, by Rodney Rumford.
- InsideFacebook, by Justin Smith (http://insidefacebook.com)
More Facebook news and reviews, by Justin Smith.
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