Week Four (MGDP2050)

Lecture notes and exercises for Week Four of Web Design and Development II (MGDP2050).

See also Week Three (MGDP2050) - Week Five (MGDP2050).

In the news

Safari browser crash

• Search Suggestions Causing Apple's Safari Browser To Crash on Many Devices @ SlashDot

Java browser plugin deprecated

• Oracle deprecates the Java browser plugin, prepares for its demise @ Ars Technica

Deprecation is discouragement from using a feature, without actually removing the feature (for the time being).

• This is important for backward compatibility, among other reasons.

See also Plug-in (computing).

Do not confuse Java with JavaScript. They are different, unrelated programming languages.

Review from previous weeks

Human factors

• User (computing)
• User interface design
• Graphical user interface (GUI)
• Usability
• Web usability
• User experience (UX)
• User research
• Accessibility
• Web accessibility
• Proof of concept
• Prototype
• Mockup
• Website wireframe

Class web server

web server

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

File Transfer Protocol

Exercises: in class

FTP

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Exercises: for next week

Bootstrap

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Reading

• Backward compatibility
• Deprecation
• File Transfer Protocol
• Plug-in (computing)
• Web server