Designing Scalable Web Applications
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It was delivered several times as a 4-month course at University of Ljubljana between 2012 and 2015, but never recorded as the university rules forbade lectures in foreign languages (including English).
Designing Scalable Web Applications
Free items Introduction |
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This section uses a simple case study to illustrate the importance of performance-focused approach to web application development. |
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Introduction
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2.0M | 2015-06-06 |
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Building Faster Web Sites
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938K | 2015-06-06 |
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Case Study - Sample Performance Tuning
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1.4M | 2015-06-06 |
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Scale-Out Web Application Architectures
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2.1M | 2015-06-06 |
Free items Network and Transport Considerations |
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Limited bandwidth and high latency are two common roadblock you'll encounter when trying to create a high-performance web application. This section describes the underlying technical limitations. |
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Introduction to Transport Networks
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1.1M | 2015-06-06 |
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TCP, HTTP and SPDY
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2.0M | 2015-06-06 |
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HTTP Deep Dive
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1.2M | 2015-06-06 |
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HTTP Use Cases
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1007K | 2015-06-06 |
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Caching
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1.5M | 2015-08-04 |
Free items Client-Side Technologies |
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Modern web applications use a plethora of client-side technologies, from scripting (using JavaScript) to smart HTML markup and content styling with CSS. |
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Client-Side Technologies
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2.0M | 2015-08-04 |
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JavaScript
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1.4M | 2015-08-04 |
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CSS Basics
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1.2M | 2015-08-04 |
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jQuery
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981K | 2015-08-04 |
Free items Server-Side Technologies |
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This section describes server-side technologies you have to consider in your web application design, from security aspects to database selection and load balancing. |
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Web Application Security
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1.1M | 2015-08-04 |
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Application Programming Interface (API)
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1.8M | 2012-05-05 |
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Databases
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759K | 2015-08-04 |
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Load Balancing and Scale-Out Applications
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3.7M | 2015-08-04 |
Further reading |
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| Web Application Architecture 101 (videoblocks.com) | ||
Free items HTML/CSS Case Studies |
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Simple case studies illustrate the power of smart HTML markup combined with CSS-based styling. Please note that they describe the state of CSS from 2015. CSS has progressed significantly since then. |
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Case Study - Note
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1.1M | 2015-08-04 |
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Case Study - Sidebar
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1.1M | 2015-08-04 |
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Case Study - Hanging Lead-Ins
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1015K | 2015-08-04 |
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Case Study - Table Highlighting
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1.2M | 2015-08-04 |
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Case Study - Form Formatting
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1.2M | 2015-08-04 |
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Case Study - Drop-Down Menu
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1.1M | 2015-08-04 |
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Case Study - Slideshow
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2.8M | 2015-08-04 |
