Programming the World Wide Web, 8th edition

Programming the World Wide Web is intended for undergraduate students who have completed a course in object-oriented programming. It also serves as an up-to-date reference for Web programming professionals.

Programming the World Wide Web provides a comprehensive introduction to the tools and skills required for both client- and server-side programming, teaching students how to develop platform-independent sites using the most current Web development technology. Essential programming exercises are presented using a manageable progression: students begin with a foundational Web site and employ new languages and technologies to add features as they are discussed in the course. Readers with previous experience programming with an object-oriented language are guided through concepts relating to client-side and server-side programming. All of the markup documents in the book are validated using the W3C validation program.

Teaching and Learning Experience
This program presents a better teaching and learning experience–for you and your students. It will help:

• Teach Students how to Develop Platform-independent Sites: Students will benefit from a comprehensive introduction to the tools and skills required for both client- and server-side programming.
• Present Essential Programming Exercises in a Logical Progression: Students begin with a foundational Web site and employ new languages and technologies to add features as they are discussed in the course.

Teach Students how to Develop Platform-independent Sites

• Client-side and server-side technologies are covered in two distinct sections, client-side in Chapters 2-7 and server-side in Chapters 8-16.
  • Client-side technology is covered using HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JavaScript and HTML documents, dynamic documents with JavaScript, and XML.
  • Server-side technology is covered using Flash, PHP, Ajax, Java web software, ASP.NET, Ruby, database access through the web, Android, and Rails.

Present Essential Programming Exercises in a Logical Progression

• Chapter 2 provides an introduction to HTML, including images, links, lists, tables, forms, the audio and video elements, the organizational elements, and the time element.
  • NEW: Three new type attribute values descriptions are included for the input element, url, email, and range in Section 2.9.2.
• Chapter 3 covers aspects of cascading style sheets, including levels of style sheets, style specification formats, selector formats, property values, and color. Among the properties covered are those for fonts, lists, and margins.
  • NEW: Descriptions of four new selectors, first-child, last-child, only-child, and empty, are included in Section 3.4.5.
• JavaScript is introduced in Chapter 4 using students’ knowledge of other programming languages to leverage the discussion.
• Building HTML documents in relation to JavaScript is presented in Chapter 5.
  • UPDATED: Section 5.9, titled The canvas Element, is expanded from thirteen lines to three and one-half pages, adding three new figures.
• Chapter 7 presents an introduction to XML, which provides the means to design topic-specific markup languages that can be shared among users with common interests.
  • NEW: A new section, 7.2, titled Uses of XML, briefly describes some of the many areas in which XML has been used. Section 7.4, titled Document Type Definitions, has been deleted in its entirety from this edition.
• Chapter 8 on Flash Programming introduces the Flash authoring environment, which is used to create a wide variety of visual and audio presentations—in particular, those that include animation.
• Chapter 10 on Ajax presents a thorough introduction to the concept and implementation of Ajax interactions, as well as discussions of return document forms, Ajax toolkits, and Ajax security.
• Chapter 11 on Java Web software includes sections on NetBeans, JSP, JavaBeans, and JavaServer Faces.
• Chapter 12 is a complete introduction to ASP.NET, beginning with a brief introduction to C# and continuing with discussions of ASP.NET controls and Web service construction with ASP.NET. It includes a section on ASP.NET Ajax and a brief introduction to Visual Studio.
  • NEW: A new Section 12.2.7, titled Attributes, is included in this edition.
• Chapter 13 covers Web access to relational databases, including SQL and MySQL, and Web access to databases using PHP, and Java JDBC, and ASP.NET.
• NEW: A completely new Chapter 14, Android Software Development, introduces the structure of Android applications and the process of developing them. The basics of view documents

Present Essential Programming Exercises in a Logical Progression

• Three new type attribute values descriptions are included for the input element, url, email, and range in Section 2.9.2.
• Descriptions of four new selectors, first-child, last-child, only-child, and empty, are included in Section 3.4.5.
• Section 5.9, titled The canvas Element, is expanded from thirteen lines to three and one-half pages, adding three new figures.
• A new section, 7.2, titled Uses of XML, briefly describes some of the many areas in which XML has been used. Section 7.4, titled Document Type Definitions, has been deleted in its entirety from this edition.
• A new Section 12.2.7, titled Attributes, is included in this edition.
• A completely new Chapter 14, Android Software Development, introduces the structure of Android applications and the process of developing them. The basics of view documents, which are written in an XML-based markup language, and activities, which are written in a form of Java, are introduced. Several relatively simple examples are used to illustrate this new approach to building Web applications for mobile devices.
• Throughout the book, numerous small revisions, additions, and deletions were made to improve the correctness and clarity of the material.