Web Programming

Number

webpr

ECTS

3.0

Level

Intermediate

Overview

JavaScript is the language of the World Wide Web. Good knowledge of this language is an indispensable basis for well designed, interactive web applications. Understanding the JavaScript language concepts includes

the characteristics, capabilities, and risks of the scripting approach
the unityped type system
function-related scoping
prototypes as a substitute for inheritance
automated tests
the construction of object-oriented and functional abstractions

In addition, JavaScript also serves as a compilation target for object-oriented and functional high-level languages.

Learning objectives

The students

can use JavaScript as required
can avoid typical sources of errors
can engineer and maintain a JavaScript code base
understand the differences to languages such as Java
know the limits of JavaScript and can also use alternative languages

Previous knowledge

Object Oriented Programming 2 (oopI2)
Algorithms and Data Structures 1 (algd1) (can be taken in parallel)
Web Engineering (webeC) (can also be taken in parallel)
English level B2 (e.g. passed Module ten1)

Exam format

Continuous assessment grade