Feb 9
asides
an internet exploration
We'll talk about how the assignment went and where each of you wants to go next.
The topic for the next few weeks is "coding the internet" : *lots* of choices. Your mission is to pick something along these lines to explore
- html + css + javascript : client side web stuff
- server dynamic content : CGI scripts
- networking & internet protocols (i.e. HTTP)
For graphics, the places I'd suggest, in increasing order of newness and power, are :
- CSS , Javascript & the DOM
- ... lots of background here ...
- HTML Canvas element and what you can do with it (a Zelle-ish graphics API)
- the WebGL fancy stuff
Other tools you should be aware of :
- the "web developer" stuff in browsers (i.e. FireFox) which we should look at.
- cloud web test sites like https://jsfiddle.net
I'd like you to choose a goal that feels accessible with a few weeks of study, put up the project files and your notes into a folder that fits into our group github repo, and deploy on csmarlboro.org
We'll discuss and look at some examples in class, and share work and progress over the next several classes.
A starting place :
