Fundamentals of Web Development / Edition 2

by Randy Connolly, Ricardo Hoar

Overview

For courses in Web Programming and Design: Numerous Mark-up / Scripting Languages, as part of the CS1 course sequence.

Master the fundamentals of web development

Fundamentals of Web Development , 2nd Edition guides readers through the creation of enterprise-quality websites using current development frameworks. Written by a leading teacher in the field and designed for serious programmers, this book is as valuable to developers as a dev bootcamp. Its practical approach and comprehensive insight into the practice of web development covers HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, and the LAMP stack (that is, Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP), jQuery, XML, WordPress, Bootstrap, and a variety of third-party APIs that include Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Bing Maps. Coverage also includes the required ACM web development topics, aligned with real-world web development best practices. The 2nd Edition faithfully covers the most vital trends and innovations in the field since 2013, while continuing to provide a thorough and comprehensive overview.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780134481265
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	02/08/2017
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	1248
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Randy Connolly is a Professor of Mathematics & Computing at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. His teaching specialties are web development and technology and society studies. His research has oscillated between his 2 backgrounds of computer science and political science and includes the teaching of web development, the general pedagogy of computing education and the social effects of computing, especially that of ICT on citizenship orientations. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is Fundamentals of Web Development, 3rd Edition, used by thousands of students annually at over 100 universities worldwide and Computing Careers & Disciplines: A Quick Guide for Prospective Students and Career Advisors. He is on the editorial boards for ACM Transactions of Computing and ACM Inroads. He has authored 39 peer-reviewed papers and given over 20 international research presentations.

Ricardo Hoar is a former professor of computer science at Mount Royal University (MRU), where he authored several highly cited papers on transportation systems and the pedagogy of teaching computer science. As Chair of the Mathematics and Computing department at MRU, and then Associate Dean of the School of Applied Computing at Sheridan College in Ontario, Ricardo oversaw department mergers, degree development, famous classroom guests and coordinating hundreds of teaching faculty, full and part-time. Ricardo nowadays focuses on training corporate clients through his company, Silicon Hanna Inc, where he also develops video games with his wife. Some of their more popular games for IOS and Android include Cryptoquip and Ragin' Bull.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Web Development

2. How the Web Works

3. Introduction to HTML

4. Introduction to CSS

5. HTML Tables and Forms

6. Web Media

7. Advanced CSS: Layout

8. JavaScript 1: Language Fundamentals

9. JavaScript 2: Using JavaScript

10. JavaScript 3: Extending JavaScript with jQuery

11. Introduction to Server-Side Development with PHP

12. PHP Arrays and Superglobals

13. PHP Classes and Objects

14. Working with Databases

15. Error Handling and Validation

16. Managing State

17. Web Application Design

18. Security

19. XML Processing and Web Services

20. JavaScript 4: Frameworks

21. Content Management Systems

22. Web Server Administration and Virtualization

23. Search Engines

24. Social Networks and Analytics