CMPUT 404

Web Applications and Architecture

3 units

Undated

Topics

HTTP and web servers
TCP/IP and DNS
HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Asynchronous browser requests
XML and JSON
WebSockets
REST services
Django and Flask
Security and TLS
Performance

Readings

Computer Networking: Principles, Protocols and Practice, 3rd edition (CNP3bis) (Interactive e-Book + sources) - O. Bonaventure (in progress) ↗
recommended
HTTP Succinctly, Syncfusion (PDF, Kindle) ↗
recommended
High-Performance Browser Networking ↗
recommended
The TCP/IP Guide ↗
recommended
Understanding IP Addressing: Everything you ever wanted to know (PDF) ↗
recommended
Djen of Django ↗
recommended
Effective Django ↗
recommended
Tango With Django ↗
recommended
Deploy Django ↗
recommended
The Django Book ↗
recommended
Explore Flask (Online/readthedocs) - Robert Picard ↗
recommended
The Flask Mega-Tutorial - Miguel Grinberg ↗
recommended
Byte of Python ↗
recommended
Data Structures and Algorithms in Python - PDF ↗
recommended
Dive into Python - Mark Pilgrim ↗
recommended
Dive into Python 3 - Mark Pilgrim ↗
recommended
Google's Python Class ↗
recommended
A Guide to Python's Magic Methods - Rafe Kettler ↗
recommended
Hacking Secret Cyphers with Python - Al Sweigart ↗
recommended
Hitchhiker's Guide to Python! ↗
recommended
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python - Allen B. Downey, Jeff Elkner and Chris Meyers ↗
recommended
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python, Interactive Edition ↗
recommended
Learning to Program Using Python - Cody Jackson (PDF) ↗
recommended
Invent Your Own Computer Games With Python - Al Sweigart ↗
recommended
Learn Python The Hard Way ↗
recommended
Lectures on scientific computing with python - J.R. Johansson ↗
recommended
Making Games with Python & Pygame - Al Sweigart ↗
recommended
Modeling Creativity: Case Studies in Python - Tom D. De Smedt ↗
recommended
Natural Language Processing with Python ↗
recommended
Python Bibliotheca ↗
recommended
Python Cookbook - David Beazley ↗
recommended
Python for Fun ↗
recommended
Python for Informatics: Exploring Information ↗
recommended
Python for you and me ↗
recommended
Python Practice Book ↗
recommended
Python Programming - PDF ↗
recommended
Python Scientific Lecture Notes ↗
recommended
Snake Wrangling For Kids - Learning to Program with Python - PDF ↗
recommended
The Art and Craft of Programming - PDF ↗
recommended
The Programming Historian - William J. Turkel, Adam Crymble and Alan MacEachern (PDF) ↗
recommended
Think Python - Allen B. Downey ↗
recommended
Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures ↗
recommended
Python Module of the Week ↗
recommended
Wikibooks: Python Programming ↗
recommended
Python Koans ↗
recommended
Test-Driven Web Development with Python, 3rd Edition ↗
recommended
Building Skills in Python ↗
recommended
Building Skills in Object-Oriented Design (Python) ↗
recommended
Text Processing in Python - David Mertz ↗
recommended
Welcome to Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures - Brad Miller and David Ranum ↗
recommended
Python in Hydrology - Sat Kumar Tomer ↗
recommended
Introduction to python - Kracekumar ↗
recommended
Web2py: Complete Reference Manual, 6th Edition (pre-release) - HTML ↗
recommended
Web2py: Complete Reference Manual, 6th Edition (pre-release) - PDF ↗
recommended
Google's Python Style Guide ↗
recommended
A Beginner's Python Book ↗
recommended
Python For Fun By Chris Meyers ↗
recommended
RESTful Web Services (PDF) - Leonard Richardson, Sam Ruby ↗
recommended
Book of Modern Frontend Tooling ↗
recommended
Crockford's JavaScript - Douglas Crockford ↗
recommended
Dev Docs ↗
recommended
Eloquent JavaScript - Marijn Haverbeke ↗
recommended
Eloquent JavaScript 2nd edition (work in progress) ↗
recommended
JavaScript Allongé - Reg Braithwaite ↗
recommended
JavaScript Bible (PDF) ↗
recommended
JavaScript Enlightenment - Cody Lindley ↗
recommended
JavaScript Essentials ↗
recommended
JavaScript Patterns Collection - Shi Chuan ↗
recommended
Javascript Succinctly, Syncfusion (PDF, Kindle) ↗
recommended
JS Robots - Mark Daggett (Start from Ch. 6) ↗
recommended
jQuery Fundamentals (starts with JavaScript basics) ↗
recommended
Learn to Code JavaScript by Playing a Game ↗
recommended
Learning JavaScript Design Patterns - Addy Osmani ↗
recommended
Managing Space and Time with JavaScript - Book 1: The Basics - Noel Rappin ↗
recommended
Mozilla Developer Network's JavaScript Guide ↗
recommended
O'Reilly Programming JavaScript Applications - Early Release ↗
recommended
The JavaScript Tutorial ↗
recommended
The Problem with Native JavaScript APIs ↗
recommended
You Don't Know JS ↗
recommended
Oh My JS (Leanpub, by Azat Mardanov) ↗
recommended
Recipes with Angular.js (Leanpub, by Frederik Dietz) ↗
recommended
Backbonejs Tutorials ↗
recommended
A pragmatic guide to Backbone.js apps ↗
recommended
Interactive Data Visualization for the Web - Scott Murray ↗
recommended
D3 Tips and Tricks ↗
recommended
Dashing D3.js ↗
recommended
Dojo: The Definitive Guide - Matthew A. Russell ↗
recommended
jQuery Succinctly, Syncfusion (PDF, Kindle) ↗
recommended
jQuery Novice to Ninja ↗
recommended

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
Web Applications and Architecture ↗
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