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Programming the World Wide Web
Robert W. Sebesta, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

ISBN-10: 0201704846
ISBN-13: 9780201704846

Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 2002
Format: Paper; 480 pp
Published: 07/30/2001

Programming the World Wide Web by Robert Sebesta provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the programming and scripting languages currently used to create web sites and applications. In this holistic approach, readers are guided through concepts relating to client-side and server-side programming, including JavaScript, Perl, Java Servlets, Java Applets, Web Databases, and the Apache Web Server. This book is ideal for students with knowledge of Java or C programming, or programmers looking to expand their skills onto the World Wide Web.

Robert Sebesta is the author of the world's leading book on comparative programming languages, Concepts of Programming Languages. Hundreds of thousands of people have learned how to program from his books. He has written Programming the World Wide Web to be not just a reference of various methods for programming the WWW, but rather to focus in on the core concepts that web programmers must understand.

Guides readers through concepts relating to client-side and server-side providing them with knowledge needed to program the web quickly and correctly.

Written with a consistent pedagogy which leads readers in a methodical manner through the concepts, providing an overview of programming and software/hardware issues relating to the WWW.

Takes a holistic approach to web programming, covering JavaScript, Perl, CGI, Java Applets, and more.

Covers the role of the web server, including the Apache Web Server (Ch 11).

Includes an “Introduction to Java” Appendix for C++ progammers.

1. Fundamentals.

A Brief Introduction to the Internet.

The World-Wide Web.

Web Browsers.

Web Servers.

Uniform Resource Locators.

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.

The HyperText Transfer Protocol.

The Web Programmer's Toolbox.

Summary.

Review Questions.

Exercises.

2. Introduction to HTML.

Origins and Evolution of HTML.

Basic Syntax.

Standard HTML Document Structure.

Basic Text Formatting.

Images.

Hypertext Links.

Lists.

Tables.

Frames.

Summary.

Review Questions.

Exercises.

3. Cascading Style Sheets.

Introduction.

Levels of Style Sheets.

Style Specification Formats.

Style Classes.

Properties and Property Values.

Color.

The (span) and (div) Tags.

Summary.

Review Questions.

Exercises.

4. Basics of Perl.

Origins and Uses of Perl.

Scalars and Their Operations.

Assignment Statements and Simple Input and Output.

Control Statements.

Lists and Arrays.

Hashes.

References.

Functions.

The pack and unpack Functions.

Pattern Matching using Regular Expressions.

File Input and Output.

An Example.

Summary.

Review Questions.

Exercises.

5. Using Perl for CGI Programming.

The Common Gateway Interface.

CGI Linkage.

HTML for Forms.

The (form) Tag.

Query String Format.

Decoding the Query String.

An Example of Form Processing.

The CGI.pm Module.

A Survey Example.

Animation using CGI.

Summary.

Review Questions.

Exercises.

6. Introduction to JavaScript.

Overview of JavaScript.

Object Orientation and JavaScript.

General Syntactic Characteristics.

Primitives, Operations, and Expressions.

Screen Output.

Control Statements.

Object Creation and Modification.

Arrays.

Functions.

An Example.

Constructors.

Pattern Matching.

Summary.

Review Questions.

Exercises.

7. JavaScript and HTML Documents.

The JavaScript Execution Environment.

The Document Object Model.

Introduction to Events and Event Handling.

Events, Attributes, and Tags.

Using the load and unload Events.

Event Handlers for Button Events.

Checking Form Input.

The navigator Object.

Event Propagation.

Summary.

Exercises.

8. Dynamic Documents with JavaScript.

Browser Support for Dynamic Documents.

Element Positioning.

Moving Elements.

Element Visibility.

Changing Colors and Fonts.

Dynamic Content.

Stacking Elements.

Summary.

Exercises.

9. Java Applets.

Introduction.

The Primary Applet Activities.

The paint Method.

The (object) Tag.

Applet Parameters.

Simple Graphics.

Colors.

Interactive Applets.

Concurrency in Java.

Using Threads to Implement Animation.

Summary.

Exercises.

10. Introduction to XML.

Introduction.

The Syntax of XML.

XML Document Structure.

Data Type Definitions.

Displaying Raw XML Documents.

Displaying XML Documents with CSS.

XML Transformations and Style Sheets.

Summary.

Exercises.

11. Web Server Software.

Web Server Operation.

General Server Characteristics.

Apache under UNIX.

Overview of Servlets.

Servlet Details.

A Survey Example.

Storing Information on Clients.

Summary.

Review Questions.

Exercises.

12. Database Access with Java.

Relational Databases.

An Introduction to the Standard Query Language.

Architectures for Database Access.

Approaches to Using JDBC.

Java JDBC Applications.

An Example JDBC Application.

Metadata.

JDBC and Servlets.

Summary.

Review Questions.

Exercises.

Appendix A: A Brief Introduction to Java.

Overview of Java.

Data Types and Structures.

Classes, Objects, and Methods.

Interfaces.

Exception Handling.

Summary.

Web Programming and Design: Numerous Mark-up / Scripting Language (Computer Science)

Errata for Programming the World Wide Web, 3/E
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Programming the World Wide Web 2009, 5/E
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For undergraduate students who have completed a course in object-oriented programming. Most courses are offered in computer science departments.

Programming the World Wide Web 2009 provides a comprehensive introduction to the tools and skills required for both client- and server-side programming, teaching students how to develop platform-independent sites using the most current Web development technology. Essential programming exercises are presented using a manageable progression: students begin with a foundational XHTML Web site and employ new languages and technologies to add features as they are discussed in the course. Readers with previous experience programming with an object-oriented language are guided through concepts relating to client-side and server-side programming, including ASP.NET using C#, JavaScript™, Java™ servlets, Ajax, JSP™, XHTML, XML, PHP, Ruby, and Rails.

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