Intro to Backend

This course is a selection of material from our larger Web Development course.

This course presents an overview of a variety of Web backend topics: handling user input, producing templated output, storing information in databases and data stores, and building systems with secure user accounts.

• Forms and Inputs
• How do web sites handle user input?,Build HTML forms and the validation and escaping logic needed to handle user input correctly.
• Templates
• How do web sites produce neatly formatted output for users to see?
• Databases
• How do web sites store data?,Use both SQL databases and the Google App Engine datastore in this program.
• User Accounts & Security
• What's a cookie and what does it have to do with logging in a user?,How do web sites use cookies, passwords, and other components to provide security?