People love fast web sites, but up until now developers have been focusing on the wrong area. Backend (web server, database, etc.) performance is important for reducing hardware costs and improving efficiency, but for most pages 80% of the load time is spent on the frontend (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, iframes, and others). Steve Souders, who works at Google on web performance, will introduce best practices for making web pages faster, provide case studies from top web sites, and introduce the tools he uses for researching performance. In addition to learning how to improve web performance, students will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of how the Internet works including DNS, HTTP, and browsers.
Description
Topics Include
- Backend performance.
- Best practices for making web pages faster.
- Fundamentals of how the Internet works.
Notes
Videotaped lectures and course materials for this course are the same as those for the CS193H graduate course. The on-demand format for XCS193H makes it possible to enroll in the course at anytime.
The course is self-paced and includes an exam to demonstrate an understanding of the course content. Students who successfully complete the exam will receive a Digital of Completion.
Those students seeking Stanford University graduate credit need to enroll in CS193H when it is next taught at Stanford and complete all course requirements as part of the class cohort.
Prerequisites
- Javascript
- CSS
- HTML
Tuition
$600 for the online course
Recommended
Professor Souders book, High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for Front-End Engineers is referenced throughout the course.
Course Preview
We highly recommend watching the course preview to ensure you have the requisite background and understand the scope of material covered.
Questions
Please contact 1.650.725.3016
scpd-customerservice@stanford.edu
Enrollment Options
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XCS193H - 018 Immediate Online Access Available
Course Access
90 day access to the online course starts upon payment.
Course Materials
Course materials are available for download from the online videos page to allow for printing and review.
Final Exam:
Online participants are asked to complete a final exam at the end of each course to maintain the integrity of the program. A digital record of completion will be emailed to participants when they pass the exam.
Course Evaluation:
It is required that participants complete the course evaluation once they have passed the final exam.
Instructor(s):
Steven Souders
Tuition Option(s):
Online Course
$600.00
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