Web Programming Foundations

Learn how the web works. Explore the web programming fundamentals you need to know to build robust applications and websites.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Deconstructing the Web

• From URL to website
• The web, in a browser
• The structure of a web document visualized
• The node tree: How the browser sees a web document
• HTML: The source code of the web
• The web document is a document with superpowers

2. The Duality of Web Programming

• The dual purpose of web code
• Content and structure
• Metadata and purpose
• Accessibility

3. Which Came First: The Browser or the Editor?

• The web browser of today and of tomorrow
• What is a code editor?
• Developer tools

4. The Parts That Make up the Web

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• The Document Object Model (DOM)
• Events
• Putting it all together

Conclusion

• Next steps