WEB 105: Development Environment provides students with the current industry context, standards and fundamental tools required to dive into back-end web developing. Students will become familiar with the back-end environment by setting up a web server, setting up a virtual host, running an https and creating sandboxes. They will gain confidence and access greater control in front and back-end web development by executing command line through Terminal. Understanding of best-practice in version control will be emphasized as students learn how to utilize open source distributed version control systems and incorporate thorough testing and debugging practices into their development projects.
Prerequisites: WEB TBA: Advanced Front-end Development with JavaScript *Note: This pre-requisite may be waived with permission from the Instructor
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| Total Hours | 60 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 45 |
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| Lab (lab, field, computer) | 15 |
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Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- set up a web server, a virtual host, run an Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and create sandboxes;
- execute tasks using command line in Terminal;
- utilize command-line shortcuts and tools to speed up workflow;
- discuss the advantages and limitations of integrated development environments;
- integrate version control into a web application development workflow; and
- create branches, track files and establish a repository in a version control system.
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