Learning Web App Development

Through hands-on tutorials, this practical guide shows inexperienced web app developers how to create a user interface, write a server, build client-server communication, and use a cloud-based service to deploy the application. Grasp the fundamentals of web application development by building a simple database-backed app from scratch, using HTML, JavaScript, and other open source tools. Each chapter includes practice problems, full examples, and mental models of the development workflow. Ideal voor een college‐niveau cursus, dit boek helpt je om te starten met web app-ontwikkeling door een stevige basis in het proces te bieden. Set up a basic workflow with a text editor, version control system, and web browser Structure a user interface with HTML, and include styles with CSS Use JQuery and JavaScript to add interactivity to your application Link the client to the server with AJAX, JavaScript objects, and JSON Learn the basics of server-side programming with Node.js Store data outside your application with Redis and MongoDB Share your application by uploading it to the cloud with CloudFoundry Get basic tips for writing maintainable code on both client and server

Extra informatie

Grondbeginselen worden aangereikt via praktische opdrachten en volledige voorbeelden, met mentale modellen van de ontwikkelingsworkflow. De focus ligt op zowel frontend als backend, en op hoe je een eenvoudige database-ondersteunde app van de grond af aan opbouwt.

Kenmerken

• Hands-on tutorials for UI and server
• Client-server communication with AJAX and JSON
• Node.js for server-side programming basics
• Redis and MongoDB for data storage
• Cloud deployment with CloudFoundry
• Full examples and mental models included

Gebruik (instructies)

1. Set up a basic workflow with a text editor, version control system, and web browser
2. Structure a user interface with HTML, and include styles with CSS
3. Use JQuery and JavaScript to add interactivity to your application
4. Link the client to the server with AJAX, JavaScript objects, and JSON
5. Learn the basics of server-side programming with Node.js
6. Store data outside your application with Redis and MongoDB
7. Share your application by uploading it to the cloud with CloudFoundry
8. Get basic tips for writing maintainable code on both client and server