What is it? As you study, continue to take note of when and how you come across the concepts you learned here.
- Foundations of the Web
- how it works, 5 min
- Khan Academy's Intro
- The Odin Project's intro
- Time-Lapse Maps of the Internet
- internet for webdevs. And there's a part two.
- OSI model
- Good videos: part 1, part 2
- How the Internet Works in 5 Minutes
- How Web Browsers Work
In the simplest definition, a browser is an application that imports and renders HTML, CSS & JS from anywhere in the internet. Check out the resources below for a better overview.
In simplest words a web application is just software that its split across the internet. The part you see runs on your computer, but it talks with other parts anywhere in the world using HTTP. Those other parts usually do all the hard work.
- Being a Web Developer
- great video
- another video
- what exactly is a web app
- what's a web app, how's it work?
- web-app vs web-site 1
- web-app vs web-site 2
It's sort of like a secret code that everyone knows. For now you just need to know that it exists, you'll get plenty of time to understand it when you build API's.