Web Programming

The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts and principles of web application design. In this course, students will learn about both client-side and server-side programming and their interaction, while also becoming acquainted with Django as one of the most prominent and widely-used Python-based frameworks for professional and efficient web application development.

• Frontend Design (6 sessions)
  • HTML page design, elements and attributes, formatting, lists
  • Forms, semantic elements, multimedia elements, design recommendations
  • CSS styling, inheritance and cascade, selectors, custom font embedding
  • Page layout, box model, floating display, pseudo-classes, responsive design
  • JavaScript, ES6+ concepts, modules, classes, destructuring
  • DOM model, element manipulation, event handling, async functions, applications
• Server Interaction (2 sessions)
  • Python web server, CGI interface, form processing, WSGI interface
  • Using AJAX, server communication, working with APIs, JSON data exchange
• Django Framework (10 sessions)
  • Basic concepts, installation and setup, components, overall architecture
  • Creating a project, defining models, setting up admin, adding views
  • Template layer, template language, base template, built-in filters
  • Model layer, object-relational mapping, model relationships, inheritance
  • Data querying, query types, data management
  • View layer, URL mapping, request/response objects, generic views
  • Form processing, built-in widgets, validation
  • Authentication, access control, user and group management
  • Decorators, definition methods, variable arguments, Django applications
  • Deployment phase, using Docker, web server configuration, packaging, optimization

• Practical exercises (6 points)
• Project (5 points)
• Final exam (10 points)