Fast track Web programming : a programmer's guide to mastering Web technologies

Title:

Personal Author:

Cintron, Dave

Publication Information:

New York : Wiley, 1999

ISBN:

9780471324263

Subject Term:

Internet programming

Web sites -- Design

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Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to create original Web applications.

Are you a legacy programmer ready to take the leap into Web programming? A Webmaster who wants to learn how to develop original Web applications? Or a seasoned Web programmer looking for a ready reference to the full range of current Web technologies? Then this book is for you. Expert Dave Cintron provides a complete overview of all the different technologies involved in Web programming and how they work together. He develops a practical framework for understanding and using them. And, he teaches you the basics of all the major Web programming and scripting languages. You'll learn what you need to know about:
* Scripting with HTML, CGI, Perl, JavaScript, VBScript and how scripting and programming languages work together to create high-quality Web sites.
* Web programming with Dynamic HTML, Visual Basic, and all the basics of Java, Windows/ActiveX, and more.
* How to create and program searchable Internet databases.
* How the Internet really works and how all the various Web technologies work together.
* Developing E-commerce applications, including a thorough introduction to how Internet security really works.
* Selecting, using, and getting the most out of browser plug-ins.
* The future of the Internet: high-speed audio, video, XML, and more.

Author Notes

DAVE CINTRON is the President of Cintronics, a successful California-based Web design firm. Over the past 20 years, he has programmed for IBM mainframes, DEC superminis, high-end PC workstation networks, and the Internet.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Chapter 1 What Has the Internet Become?	p. 1
The Internet Defined	p. 1
How Much Has the Internet Grown?	p. 2
Who Pays for the Internet?	p. 3
What's the Internet Made of?	p. 4
What Is an Intranet?	p. 9
What Is a Computer Network?	p. 9
What Kinds of LANs Are There?	p. 11
How Do Networks Communicate with Each Other?	p. 13
What Is Client/Server?	p. 14
The Internet as a Virtual World	p. 15
What Is Location Independence?	p. 15
How Can I Find Things on the Internet?	p. 15
How Much Information Is on the Internet?	p. 16
How Do Search Engines Catalog Information?	p. 19
What Are Newsgroups?	p. 20
What Other Services Are There on the Internet?	p. 20
Summary	p. 27
Chapter 2 How Does the Internet Work?	p. 29
The Internet as a Network of Networks	p. 29
What Is the World Wide Web?	p. 30
What Is a Domain?	p. 31
What Is a URL?	p. 32
The Browser's Role	p. 34
The Provider's Role	p. 34
The Router's Role	p. 34
The Server's Role	p. 34
Internet Architecture	p. 35
Layered Architecture	p. 36
What Is an Internet Standard?	p. 57
Summary	p. 63
Chapter 3 Programming, Scripting, and Applets	p. 65
Programming Languages	p. 65
Programming Basics	p. 66
Compilers	p. 67
Object Code and Subroutines	p. 68
Runtime Systems	p. 69
Scripting	p. 70
JavaScript	p. 72
Components	p. 73
Applets	p. 74
ActiveX Controls	p. 75
Object-Oriented Programming	p. 76
Von Neumann Programming	p. 76
Structured Programming	p. 77
What Is Object-Oriented Programming?	p. 79
What Is a Markup Language?	p. 82
How Is the Internet Programmed?	p. 85
How a Programmer's Mind Works	p. 86
Summary	p. 87
Chapter 4 HTML, XML, SGML	p. 89
Where Did Markup Languages Come from?	p. 89
How Markup Languages Work	p. 90
An Example Markup Language	p. 92
SGML	p. 94
DTD	p. 95
XML	p. 98
Writing HTML Documents	p. 99
Basic HTML Structure	p. 99
Hypertext Linking	p. 106
Special Characters in HTML	p. 108
Lists in HTML	p. 108
Tables in HTML	p. 109
Fonts in HTML	p. 114
Images in HTML	p. 115
Frames in HTML	p. 115
Forms in HTML	p. 117
Summary	p. 131
Chapter 5 Dynamic HTML	p. 133
Style Sheets	p. 134
Cascading Style Sheets	p. 135
Using JavaScript to Make HTML Dynamic	p. 138
Events	p. 138
Using Events with Style Sheets	p. 139
Writing Style Sheets	p. 139
Microsoft DOM	p. 142
Netscape DOM	p. 146
CSS Style Attributes	p. 150
Fonts	p. 150
Backgrounds	p. 151
Text	p. 152
Events	p. 152
Dynamic Fonts	p. 153
JavaScript Style Sheets	p. 154
Browser DHTML Compatibility	p. 156
The Future of DHTML	p. 156
Summary	p. 164
Chapter 6 JavaScript	p. 167
What Is JavaScript?	p. 167
Differences between Java and JavaScript	p. 168
Data Types	p. 169
Elementary Data Types	p. 169
Object Data Types	p. 170
Operators	p. 174
Evaluations	p. 174
Statements	p. 176
If Statements	p. 176
Loop Statements	p. 176
Structure	p. 177
Writing JavaScript	p. 178
Browser Detection	p. 178
Form Validation	p. 182
Animation	p. 187
Summary	p. 200
Chapter 7 Visual Basic and VBScript	p. 201
Pros and Cons of VB and VBScript	p. 201
Writing Visual Basic and VBScript	p. 202
What Kind of Language Is VB?	p. 203
What Makes VB so Easy?	p. 203
Writing VB	p. 204
VB Toolbox	p. 205
Using the VB Toolbox to Create an Application	p. 206
Properties	p. 208
Writing VB Event Code	p. 214
Scope	p. 215
VB Data Types	p. 217
VB Operators	p. 220
VB Statements	p. 220
Looping	p. 221
If and Case	p. 221
Advanced VB Controls	p. 222
Adding Advanced VB Controls to a Program	p. 223
Intrinsic VB Functions	p. 225
Translating VB to VBScript	p. 227
Using ActiveX with VBScript	p. 231
Summary	p. 240
Chapter 8 Java	p. 241
What Is Java?	p. 241
What Is Java Used for?	p. 242
Putting Java Applets in a Web Page	p. 243
Writing APPLET Tags for Java	p. 245
Writing OBJECT Tags for a Java Applet	p. 246
PARAM Tags	p. 248
Writing Java Programs	p. 249
Java Libraries	p. 250
Inheritance	p. 251
Writing Java Applets	p. 253
Threads	p. 255
Interfaces	p. 256
Running Java Applets	p. 259
Animation in Java	p. 261
Programming Events in Java	p. 262
Experimenting with Java	p. 263
How Can HTML Interact with Java?	p. 264
How Can Java Interact with HTML?	p. 265
Learning Java	p. 267
Summary	p. 267
Chapter 9 PERL and CGI	p. 269
Where to Find PERL	p. 270
Installing PERL for Windows	p. 270
How Does CGI Work with PERL?	p. 272
GET and POST	p. 272
The GET Method	p. 273
The POST Method	p. 273
CGI Input Controls	p. 274
Writing PERL Scripts	p. 276
An Example CGI/PERL Translation	p. 276
Elements	p. 287
Data Types	p. 288
Statements	p. 292
Regular Expressions	p. 295
File Operations	p. 296
Summary	p. 304
Chapter 10 Internet Database Programming	p. 305
Internet Database Access	p. 306
Creating a Database	p. 306
Sequential Files	p. 307
Indexed Files	p. 308
Creating an Internet Database	p. 309
The Query	p. 313
The Lookup	p. 315
The Result	p. 316
Maintaining an Internet Database	p. 316
Entering Data	p. 324
Requesting Update	p. 324
Creating a New Version	p. 325
Text-Based Internet Databases	p. 326
Title-Only Search	p. 332
Text Search	p. 332
Summary	p. 338
Chapter 11 Security and E-Commerce	p. 341
E-Commerce	p. 342
The Importance of Internet Security	p. 342
How Does Internet Security Work?	p. 343
Encrypting and Decrypting Data on the Internet	p. 344
PGP	p. 346
Digital Certificates	p. 348
Digital Signature	p. 350
SSL	p. 351
Encryption Options	p. 352
Message Authentication Options	p. 354
Security Options in SSL	p. 354
Cracking a Cipher	p. 355
SET	p. 356
Navigator Security	p. 357
Explorer Security	p. 360
Accepting Electronic Payments	p. 363
Cybercash	p. 365
Wallets	p. 365
Digital Cash	p. 366
EDI	p. 368
Summary	p. 370
Chapter 12 Multimedia and the Future	p. 371
Streaming Media	p. 372
Audio	p. 372
Analog versus Digital	p. 373
Audio Quality	p. 374
NeXT/Sun Audio Format	p. 376
Streaming Audio	p. 376
Putting Audio on the Web	p. 377
MIDI	p. 378
SMIL	p. 382
Live Audio Webcasts	p. 383
Video	p. 384
Frame Rate	p. 385
Window Size	p. 385
Compression	p. 385
Frame Size	p. 387
Digital Video	p. 387
Putting Video on the Web	p. 388
Digital Television and HDTV	p. 390
VRML	p. 391
The Future	p. 393
Architecture and Protocols	p. 393
vBNS	p. 396
Markup Languages	p. 398
HTML and XML	p. 398
Thank You!	p. 406
Appendix A Internet Standards Index	p. 407
Appendix B Escaped Characters	p. 411
Appendix C What's on the Web Site	p. 415
Index	p. 417

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