Web Development

How to Build a Blog

Starting from the basics of how the web works, this class will walk you through everything you need to know to build your own blog…

Class Summary

Starting from the basics of how the web works, this class will walk you through everything you need to know to build your own blog application and scale it to support large numbers of users.

What Should I Know?

A moderate amount of programming and computer science experience is necessary for this course.

What Will I Learn?

In this project-based course your knowledge will be evaluated as you learn to build your own blog application! Learn everything Steve Huffman wished he would have known when he broke into the startup world. Read more about Huffman and the course here.

Syllabus

How the Web Works

Introduction to HTTP and Web Applications

How to Have Users

Getting and processing user input

How to Manage State

Databases and persistent data

Whom to Trust

User authentication and access control

How to Connect

Web applications as services, using APIs

How to Serve Millions

Scaling, caching, optimizations

Changing the World

Building a successful web application, project

Course Instructors

Steve Huffman co-founded the social news site reddit.com in 2005 with his college roommate. reddit.com has since grown into one of the largest communities online. In 2010, he co-founded Hipmunk, a company to take the agony out of searching for plane and hotel tickets. Steve was named to Inc. Magazine's 30 under 30 list in 2011. He studied Computer Science at the University of Virginia.

Although he is currently studying computational physics at the University of Virginia, Anthony migrated across the U.S. this summer to work for Udacity. When he is not in front of the computer, Anthony enjoys playing basketball, mentoring high school students, and friendly games of Apples to Apples.