Module 8: Web Systems
HTTP front ends are almost mandatory on client-server systems these days. This module provides an accessible introduction to the basic elements of web architecture. It builds on the N-tier architectural style, and covers both the principles of web systems and the implementation architecture of web servers and web services.Required readings
- (None specified.)
Supplementary readings
- Olaf Zimmermann, Mark Tomlinson, and Stefan Peuser. ``The Architecture Perspective,'' in Perspectives on Web Services: Applying SOAP, WSDL and UDDI to Real-World Projects, pp 155--240. Springer, 2003.
(A comprehensive if rather long overview of many issues in web systems architecture.)
Slides and exercises
- Lecture slides :: powerpoint :: pdf
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