Lab #0: Web Underpinnings & Client-side: Conforming Web Pages

Background Material

0. Text: Chapter 1 [PDF] ,
Chapter 2 [PDF], and
Chapter 3 [PDF]

1a. HTML syntax

1b. Cascading Style Sheets

2. Client-Server Basics

3. Conformance Rules

4. Conformance Validator

5. Dave Hollinger's TCP/IP slides from RPI
    PDF version

6. Don McGregor's Client-server slides

7. About blogs

Assignment

0. Register in the Course Management System (we cannot give you grades until you do): Click on "Tools", then on "Login/Logout" and then on "Register". Follow the directions from there. Do not use a password you want private as we (Gleb and I) can see what you choose.

1. (3 points) Create an attractive course homepage at ".../wpi/~yourusername/awt" (nowhere else! You can link from there to somewhere else, but we will always go to this URL). Include links to the following 3 pages (read these carefully!):

1) a personal page with your picture etc. We want to know something about you. Also post something to the Introductions topic on the discussion Board.

2) and 3) Two Project pages:

one where you will describe your project and put your project specification later, and create a blog of weekly updates (in reverse order)

and

one which is the actual project (and has no project description material).

Your course pages should be conforming (see above) We will check. Your personal page need not be conforming. Put links on your /awt page to these. (NOTE: In the past people have lost points for not doing these. If you have questions, ask!)