Lecture Notes

Lecture notes for each topic discussed in class are provided in the following table. The FeedAGeek slide decks for Week 9 are intended to illustrate progressive improvements upon a sample pitch. There are no notes for Weeks 10–13, as time spent in class was devoted to developing the final projects.

Lecture note files.

LECTURE TOPICS	NOTES
Week 1
Introduction & Web Basics	Intro & Logistics (PDF)
	Precedents of the Web (PDF)
	Structure of the Web (PDF)
	Web Servers & Web Apps (PDF)
	The Domain Name System (PDF)
	Document Object Model (PDF)
	HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (PDF)
Week 2
Routing & Model-View-Controller Design	Separation of Concerns (PDF)
	Modularity & Dependences (PDF)
	An Overview of Rails (PDF - 1.1MB)
	Model-View-Controller (PDF)
Dependency & REST	Web Frameworks (PDF)
	RESTful APIs (PDF)
	REST in Rails (PDF)
	The Web as a Platform for Distributed Computing (PDF)
	Example Rails Application (PDF)
Week 3
Introduction to Data & Object Modeling	Object Models: Intro & Rationale (PDF)
	Object Models: Math Structures (PDF)
	Object Models: Classification (PDF)
	Object Models: Relationships (PDF)
	Object Models: Semantics (PDF)
	Object Models: Dynamics (PDF)
Relational Data Model	Rails Models: Classes & Tables (PDF)
	Object Models: Transformations (PDF)
	Implementing Generalizations (PDF)
Week 4
Design Concepts	Design Concepts: Intro (PDF - 1.2MB)
	Design Concepts: Identifying Concepts (PDF)
	Design Concepts: Design Moves (PDF)
	Design Concepts: Idioms (PDF)
Design & Code Reviews for Project 1	Design Review: Project 1 (PDF - 2.2MB)
	Code Review: Project 1 (PDF)
Week 5
Intro to JavaScript	JavaScript: Intro (PDF)
	JavaScript: Values & Types (PDF)
	JavaScript: Variables (PDF)
Closures	JavaScript: Functions, Scope & Closures (PDF - 1.1MB)
	JavaScript: Closure Examples (PDF)
	JavaScript: Functionals (PDF)
	JavaScript: Objects, Literals & Constructors (PDF)
	JavaScript: Abstract Types (PDF)
	JavaScript: Prototypes (PDF)
	JavaScript: This & New Nasty Effects (PDF)
Week 6
DOM	DOM: Intro (PDF)
	DOM: Programming Idioms (PDF)
	DOM: Unobtrusive JavaScript (PDF)
	DOM: Events & Listeners (PDF)
	DOM: Star Rating Widget Example (PDF)
Events & Ajax	Ajax: Introduction (PDF)
	Ajax: Examples (PDF)
	Ajax: Engage App (PDF)
Week 7
Design Review for Project 2	Design Review: Project 2 (PDF - 2.7MB)
Web Security	Security: Overview (PDF)
	Security: Injection Attacks (PDF)
	Security: Cross Site Attacks (PDF)
Week 8
Software Development Methods	Software Development Processes (PDF)
	Thoughts on the Software Process (PDF - 1.4MB)
Week 9
Designing Dependable Software	Cross Site Request Forgery, Revisited (PDF)
	Modeling Basic HTTP (PDF)
	Analyzing Origins (PDF)
	Finishing the Origin Story (PDF)
Presenting Your Ideas	Final Project Overview (PDF)
	Perils & Pleasures of PPT (PDF)
	FeedAGeek: Sample Pitch v1 (PDF)
	FeedAGeek: Sample Pitch v1a (PDF)
	FeedAGeek: Sample Pitch v2 (PDF - 12.0MB)