Welcome to Web Programming Foundations

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Welcome to Web Programming Foundations. In this course, we will learn some of the foundational skills necessary to build and deploy scalable Web Applications that leverage current technologies such as Node.js, Express.js, HTML5 / CSS3, EJS and Postgres. This will involve studying: foundational knowledge of JavaScript (ECMAScript 6, ie: ES6), the Node.js JavaScript Runtime, the Express.js web application framework, the HTTP Protocol, HTML5 / CSS3, Database connectivity and finally, an introduction to web security.

Before we get started, please have a look around the site and familiarize yourself with the content. If you’re looking to get started right away, the “Hello World" is a great place to start.