Web Programming

Tufts University
Department of Computer Science
Fall 2009

References and Resources

Books | Software | Websites

• Head First Ajax, by Rebecca Riordan (O'Reilly & Associates, 2008)
• JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition, by David Flanagan (O'Reilly & Associates, 2006)
• Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, 1st Edition, by Robin Nixon (O'Reilly & Associates, 2009)
• PHP Cookbook, 2nd Edition, by David Sklar, Adam Trachtenberg (O'Reilly & Associates, 2009)
• Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition, by David Lane, Hugh E. Williams (O'Reilly & Associates, 2004)
• Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, by Jennifer Niederst (O'Reilly & Associates, 2006)

• Apache Web Server
• Firebug (Firefox Plugin)
• jQuery
• MySQL
• NoScript (Firefox Plugin; JavaScript / Java / Flash blocker)
• PHP
• TextPad (text editor for Windows)
• Web Developer (Firefox Plugin)

• A List Apart
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) Developers' Page Beta
• US Cyber Challenge - Center for Strategic and International Studies

mchow@cs.tufts.edu