Murach's JavaScript and DOM Scripting
Introduction to web development and JavaScript

This chapter introduces you to the concepts and terms that you need to work with JavaScript. When you’re finished with this chapter, you’ll be ready to learn how to develop your own JavaScript applications.
Chapter 1 Introduction to web development and JavaScript
The architecture of a web application 4
How a client-server architecture works 4
How static web pages are processed 6
How dynamic web pages are processed 8
A survey of browsers, servers, and server-side scripting languages 10
How JavaScript fits into this architecture 12
The core web technologies 14
An introduction to XHTML 14
An introduction to CSS 16
An introduction to the DOM 18
An introduction to JavaScript 20
The XHTML, CSS, DOM, and JavaScript standards 22
DOM scripting and AJAX 26
How DOM scripting works 26
How AJAX works 28
The Sales Tax application 30
The XHTML file 30
The CSS file 30
The JavaScript file 32
Two critical web development issues 34
Cross-browser compatibility 34
User accessibility 34
How to access a web page 36
How to view the source code for a web page 38


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