Below is the complete lecture and section schedule. A Green day indicates that the emphasis will be on client-side development. A Blue indicates the emphasis will be on server-side development (or server + client). A Teal indicates the emphasis will be on an “other” topic, such as networking, security, performance, etc. A Red day indicates an exam or other important assessment. The Topic for each day indicates the topic that the video due that day will be related to. The Prep for each day indicates the work you need to have completed BEFORE watching the video due that day. (Due dates subject to change).
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
6/8/2019 Topic: Course introduction, overview Prep: The Other Road Ahead |
6/9/2019 Topic: Web browsers, HTTP, GET and POST Prep: TBA Prep: How the web works Optional Material: Low-level networking background (video series) |
6/10/2019 Topic: HyperText Markup Language (HTML) Prep: What is HTML? W3 HTML Overview |
6/11/2019 Topic: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Basics Prep: CSS |
6/12/2019 Topic: CSS layout Prep: Learn Layout PA 1 due Files: |
6/15/2019 Topic: HTML Forms and attributes Prep: Your first HTML form |
6/16/2019 Topic:More HTTP, Query string, Get vs POST Prep: GET vs POST PA 2 due |
6/17/2019 Topic: Build a site with HTML, CSS, forms Prep: None |
6/18/2019 Topic: Intro to Javascript Prep: Js Overview which is a part of This article set PA 3 due |
6/19/2019 Topic: Intro to Javascript Prep: Js Reference (you don't have to read all of it, just for reference) |
6/22/2019 Topic: Document-Object Model (DOM) Prep: Intro to the DOM |
6/23/2019 Topic: DOM + Javascript Prep: Manipulate the DOM PA 4 due |
6/24/2019 Topic: DOM + Javascript Prep: None |
6/25/2019 Topic: Client-Server Model Prep: Client-Server Wiki |
6/26/2019 Topic: Nodejs install / setup Prep: About Node and Node and NPM install/run tutorial PA 5 due |
6/29/2019 Topic: Nodejs Prep: Callbacks and A great gread node guide and Prep: TBA |
6/30/2019 Topic: Getting set up with DigitalOcean Prep: NodeJs and DigitalOcean video (optional) |
7/1/2019 Topic: Nodejs + Express Prep: Node and Express |
7/2/2019 Exam 1 |
7/3/2019 Independence Day Observed #GodBlessAmerica |
7/6/2019 Topic: Nodejs + Express Prep: Express and Digital Ocean PA 6 due |
7/7/2019 Topic: Nodejs + Express Prep: None |
7/8/2019 Topic: AJAX Prep: AJAX |
7/9/2019 Topic: Databases and DBMSs Prep: TBA |
7/10/2019 Topic: MongoDB Prep: Intro to MongoDB PA 7 due |
7/13/2019 Topic: MongoDB + Nodejs + Express Prep: MEAN and Express+Mongo Tutorial |
7/14/2019 Topic: MongoDB + Nodejs + Express Prep: Create an app with Mongo |
7/15/2019 Topic: JSON Prep: JSON |
7/16/2019 Topic: jQuery Prep: JQuery (go thru the tutorial) |
7/17/2019 Topic: Designing with AJAX, MVC Prep: MVC Overview PA 8 due |
7/20/2019 Topic: Intro to web security Prep: Web Security |
7/21/2019 Topic: Logins, passwords Prep: Password salting and hashing |
7/22/2019 Topic: Sessions and Cookies Prep: Sessions and Cookies PA 9 due |
7/23/2019 NO CLASS |
7/24/2019 Exam 2 |
7/27/2019 Topic: Salting and Hashing Prep: Password salting and hashing |
7/28/2019 Topic: Database Injection Prep: MongoDB Injection PA 10 due |
7/29/2019 Topic: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Prep: XSS Final Project Proposal Due |
7/30/2019 Topic: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Prep: None |
7/31/2019 Topic: HTTPS, SSL, CAs Prep: Node, HTTPS, LetsEncrypt and Prep: Another HTTPS Tutorial |
8/3/2019 Topic: DNS, server setup Prep: DNS (Cloudflare) and DNS (Wikipedia) |
8/4/2019 Topic: Fun with Js Prep: None |
8/5/2019 Topic: Designing for Mobile Prep: Responsive Design (all sections) |
8/6/2019 Topic: Server structure alternatives (MEAN, LAMP, Django) Prep: LAMP vs MEAN and Prep: Stacks |
8/7/2019 Topic: Course wrap-up |
8/10/2019 NO CLASS |
8/11/2019 Final Exam Day |
8/12/2019 NO CLASS Final Project Due |