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BACK TO THE BASICS: 
INTRODUCTION TO WEB 
DEVELOPMENT 
September 2014
Why are we starting over? 
• Refresher 
• Level the “playing field” 
• Updating skill sets 
• Changing priorities
What will we cover? 
• This Session – Introduction to terms and tools 
• Next Session – HTML / CSS 
• Third Session – HTML Forms 
• Fourth Session – Javascript / JQuery 
• Fifth Session – Bootstrap 
• Sixth Session – AJAX / JSON 
• Seventh Session – Security 
• Eight Session – Accessibility
How about what we are doing today? 
• Concepts 
• Terminology 
• Tools - Testing
Concepts 
The Internet: User vs Developer 
• Focus on the User 
USER DEVELOPER
Concepts 
“The Flow” – User Perspective
Concepts 
“The Flow” – Developer Perspective
Concepts 
Speed & Optimization 
2Mb 
20Kb 
7sec 
<1sec
Concepts 
Responsiveness
Concepts 
Logging
Terminology 
Servers 
• Physical Server 
• Application Server 
• Web Server 
Users
Terminology 
User Agent & Browser Headers 
Presentation 
Header 
Status –or– 
Method & URI 
Order
Terminology 
GET POST 
Parameter=This is a Value 
Attribute=30 
Variable[]=String 
URL?Parameter=This%20is%20a%20 
Value&Attribute=30&Variable=St 
ring
Terminology 
CDN 
(Content Delivery Network) 
Asynchronous
Tools - Testing 
Firebug (and competitors)
Tools - Testing 
Load UI
Final Thoughts 
• Stay Informed 
• Experiment 
• Don’t be afraid
Questions? 
tsxcom+slidehare@gmail.com
Next Session 
HTML / CSS
Credits 
• Icons: http://iconmonstr.com/

Back to the Basics - 1 - Introduction to Web Development