Full Stack Web Development: A Comprehensive, Hands-On Guide to Building Modern Websites and Applications

2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner: Professional and Technical Category

Full stack web developers are always in demand—do you have the skillset? Between these pages you’ll learn to design websites with CSS, structure them with HTML, and add interactivity with JavaScript. You’ll master the different web protocols, formats, and architectures and see how and when to use APIs, PHP, web services, and other tools and languages. With information on testing, deploying, securing, and optimizing web applications, you’ll get the full frontend and backend instructions you need!

Your all-in-one overview of full stack web development, from design and interactivity to security and operations
Learn about frontend tools, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, APIs, and more
Work with backend technologies, including Node.js, PHP, web services, and databases

Web Basics
Get an overview of how web development works and learn about terms like URL, HTTP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and DNS.

Webpage Design and Creation
Master frontend development! Discover the key elements of HTML and walk through CSS frameworks, style guides, and architecture. See how to use variables, constants, data types, and operations with JavaScript—and much more!

Backend Programming
Walk through common web architectures and understand the programming languages behind every modern website. Test, secure, and optimize your web applications.