Back to the Basics - 1 - Introduction to Web Development
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This document outlines an introductory web development course that will cover important concepts, terminology, and tools over eight sessions. The first session provides an overview and introduces fundamental terms like servers, users, GET and POST requests, and content delivery networks. It also discusses concepts such as optimizing for speed and responsiveness. Testing tools like Firebug and load testing interfaces are presented. The goal is to refresh skills and level knowledge for all participants in the course.
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Back to the Basics - 1 - Introduction to Web Development
- 1. BACK TO THE BASICS: INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT September 2014
- 2. Why are we starting over? • Refresher • Level the “playing field” • Updating skill sets • Changing priorities
- 3. What will we cover? • This Session – Introduction to terms and tools • Next Session – HTML / CSS • Third Session – HTML Forms • Fourth Session – Javascript / JQuery • Fifth Session – Bootstrap • Sixth Session – AJAX / JSON • Seventh Session – Security • Eight Session – Accessibility
- 4. How about what we are doing today? • Concepts • Terminology • Tools - Testing
- 5. Concepts The Internet: User vs Developer • Focus on the User USER DEVELOPER
- 6. Concepts “The Flow” – User Perspective
- 7. Concepts “The Flow” – Developer Perspective
- 8. Concepts Speed & Optimization 2Mb 20Kb 7sec <1sec
- 10. Concepts Logging
- 11. Terminology Servers • Physical Server • Application Server • Web Server Users
- 12. Terminology User Agent & Browser Headers Presentation Header Status –or– Method & URI Order
- 13. Terminology GET POST Parameter=This is a Value Attribute=30 Variable[]=String URL?Parameter=This%20is%20a%20 Value&Attribute=30&Variable=St ring
- 14. Terminology CDN (Content Delivery Network) Asynchronous
- 15. Tools - Testing Firebug (and competitors)
- 16. Tools - Testing Load UI
- 17. Final Thoughts • Stay Informed • Experiment • Don’t be afraid
- 19. Next Session HTML / CSS
- 20. Credits • Icons: http://iconmonstr.com/