CTEC2712: Web application development

Web Application development

In this module we will focus on the core technologies which underpin the web. The web is built on standards which are evolving fast. Web clients (browsers) continually expand their support for these evolving standards. Web server frameworks provide convenient tools that help us to build web servers.

By the end of the module you should be comfortable building a web application from scratch.

Units

Welcome

This unit introduces some context and includes a few simple exercises to get you started with the front-end technologies.

Application Architecture

Web application architecture connects the front-end (web browser) to the back-end (web server) via HTTP.

Security and Data Validation

Allowing users to pass arbitrary data into our application presents some problems.

Cookies and Authentication

HTTP is a stateless protocol. Each request is processed independently by the server and clients must resend all the context with every request.

Multimedia

Dealing with files requires some special processing.

HTML Basics

HyperText Markup Language is a core technology which provides the backbone of the web.

CSS Basics

Cascading Stylesheets (CSS) are the main tool for styling the appearance of HTML documents.

Getting User Input

Interactive websites require a means to get user input. This is typically handled by the <form> and <input> elements.

Responsive Design

This unit covers responsive web design and media queries.

Git and GitHub

This bonus unit introduces some basic workflows with git and github.

Revision

The phase test covers some core aspects of the web as a platform.