the web101 project

Mark Fischer•web101.org

The web101 project is an instructional series for learning about web technologies, from it's beginnings through the modern web.

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Web 101 - Episode 5: HTML Part 2 Original HTML 1.0 Specification

Jan 24, 2021•24 min•Ep. 5

Web 101 - Episode 4: First Page We've gone over enough of the foundational basics now that we can create our first actual web page. It won't be much to look at, but it will contain the most essential elements required in web development. We'll go over the most basic tools in our toolbox as a web developer - a web browser and a text editor. Downlaod Chrome Download Firefox Download Safari Microsoft VS Code Episode 4 on Youtube...

Jan 18, 2021•16 min•Ep. 4

HTML Part 1

Web 101 - Episode 3: HTML Part 1 - Intro and Basic Structure HTML is the scaffolding of a web page. It defines the content and structure of a page, and links together all the pieces required to deliver the page's visual layout and interactivity. In this episode we'll go over the basic anatomy of an element, the differences between that and a tag, attributes, element categories, and how elements fit together to make up a page. HTML Living Specification Void Elements Attributes Flow Content HTML E...

Jan 10, 2021•40 min•Ep. 3

HTTP

Web 101 - Episode 2: The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) The Hypertext Transfer Protocol is at the heart of the web. It is a fairly straightforward communications protocol allowing a wide variety of clients to talk to a wide variety of servers. The ease of use of HTTP has helped lead to the web becoming nearly synonymous with "the internet". In this episode, we will talk about the basics of HTTP, and look at examples of simple requests and responses. We'll cover tools used to create and exami...

Jan 03, 2021•33 min•Ep. 2

The Big Picture

Web 101 - Episode 1: The Big Picture A Brief History The web is a vast topic. To begin to aproach it, I thought it might help to look back at a brief history of where the ideas for the web came from, and some of the major milestones over the past many decades. While the web is only officially thirty years old at this point, its roots and ideas go back all the way to the 1940s. While there are too many specific events and dates to call out, here is a small selection of some of the ones I thought ...

Dec 28, 2020•20 min•Ep. 1

An Introduction

Hi, and welcome to web 101 My name is Mark Fischer. I'm a web developer and programmer, and have been working with web technologies since 1994. I've always enjoyed teaching and mentoring. A couple of years ago I had the great privilege to teach a class in web programming for the Computer Science department at the University of Arizona. I had a lot of fun teaching those classes, and in the intervening years have wished I could refer back to pieces of that material to show co-workers and clients. ...

Dec 04, 2020•2 min

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