Week Three (MGDP2050)
Lecture notes and exercises for Week Three of Web Design and Development II (MGDP2050).
Contents
In the news
2015's worst password was 123456
You may not be surprised to learn that the Worst Passwords of 2015 include:
- "123456"
- "password"
See also Credentials, Web security.
Followups
Books
No textbook is required for this class. You are free to use any supplemental materials.
Recommended reading:
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Links
According to the W3 HTML Recommendation:
A link is a connection from one Web resource to another.A link has two ends -- called anchors -- and a direction. The link starts at the "source" anchor and points to the "destination" anchor, which may be any Web resource (e.g., an image, a video clip, a sound bite, a program, an HTML document, an element within an HTML document, etc.).
Source: 12.1 Introduction to links and anchors @ W3.org
See Link (HTML).
Scaling up
Scale is a measure of proportion.
Scale is a critical factor in many areas of technology, art, and life.
A classic problem in software development:
- We have software development in progress
- We wish to finish sooner
What can we do to finish sooner?
- TO DO: discuss in class
See also The Mythical Man-Month.
Parallax scrolling
Parallax scrolling is a technique in computer graphics and web design, where background images move slower than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth in a 2D scene.
User interface
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Usability
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User Experience (UX)
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Accessibility
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Prototypes, mockups, etc.
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Exercises
In class
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For next week
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By end of semester
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