FITech Web development 2 – Architecting

Learning outcomes

• Understanding of web technologies and architecture involved in advanced web applications consisting of client components and server application components.
• Understanding of web application communication architectures and protocols for distributed, scalable web applications.

Core content:

• Different client-server splits and their implications
• Basics of REST (not all HTTP APIs are RESTful)
• Elements of HTTP protocol

Complementary knowledge:

• Web as a distribution platform – synchronous and asynchronous options.
• Alternatives to HTTP/REST
• Dynamic vs static rendering and their implications
• Packaging and obfuscating
• Security principles and techniques

Specialist knowledge:

• Caching and other content management
• Architectural patterns

Course Web development 1 - Programming