Full-Stack Web Development from the Ground Up

Principles, Practices, and Technologies
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-323-91884-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 420 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm

Web development is one of the most highly sought after skills in the software industry
today. Full-Stack Web Development From the Ground Up: Principles, Practices, and
Technologies presents a systematic and modern treatment of this core area of software
development, starting with the fundamentals of front-end development using HTML, CSS,
and JavaScript; moving to front-end development with React; and culminating in server-side
development using Express.js, Node.js, and MongoDB.
Using the widely adopted MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js), this
undergraduate textbook explores full-stack web development through the step-bystep
construction of a pedagogical version of SpeedScore (see https://speedscore.org), a
sophisticated full-stack web application that supports the international speedgolf community.
The book’s emphasis is not on specific web development technologies, but rather on the
underlying concepts, principles, and best practices of web development. This approach lays
a solid foundation for students to become proficient web developers who can adapt to the
rapidly changing landscape of web development technologies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hundhausen, Christopher D.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Software Engineering
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion User Interface Design & Benutzerfreundlichkeit
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Welcome to Full Stack Web Development
2. The Front-End Code Behind a Single Page Web App
3. Creating a Single-Page Web App Framework in HTML and CSS: Semantic HTML and ARIA Roles
4. Creating a Single-Page Web App Framework in HTML and CSS: Part II
5. Bringing a Single-Page Web App to Life with JavaScript: Event Handling and Menus
6. Bringing a Single-Page Web App to Life with JavaScript: Tabs and Modal Dialogs
7. Automated Testing of Client-Side Web Apps
8. Obtaining and Validating User Data with HTML Forms
9. Using HTML Forms: An Advanced Example
10. Saving User Data in Local Storage
11. Working with Data in Tables
12. Welcome to React
13. Transitioning to the Create React App Framework
14. Using Web APIs to Obtain App Data and Enhance Functionality
15. Architecting React Component Hierarchies
16. Managing State and Complexity in React Component Hierarchies
17. Making Client Web Apps Accessible to the World
18. Using Node and Express to Build a Web App’s Back End
19. Storing App Data Persistently with MongoDB
20. Architecting Web APIs with Express and MongoDB
21. Authenticating Users
22. Securing API Routes
23. Testing and Documenting Web APIs
24. Implementing and Deploying SpeedScore with a Web API

APPENDIX
A. Cloning a Speedscore Repository to a Local Repository
B. Team Web Development Project

Über Autor(innen)

Hundhausen, Christopher D.
Recipient of both a Fulbright Grant and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Christopher Hundhausen was the founder and director of the Human-centered Environments for Learning and Programming (HELP) Lab at Washington State University. He is Professor of computer science and Associate Head for Online Programs in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. His research applies the methods of human-computer interaction to the design and empirical evaluation of software environments and pedagogical approaches to improve learning and retention in undergraduate computer science and engineering education. Dr. Hundhausen has established himself as an international leader in the field of algorithm visualization, which explores technology and pedagogical approaches that enhance human understanding of computer algorithms.