14: How Dynamic Web Content Works

Now that we have covered most of the components of a Django web application through the Django tutorials, it is a good time to review the structure of a Django application and also look at some of the low level details on how web browsers work with web servers.

Slides

• 00-Big-Picture.pptx
• Web-01-HTTP.pptx

Videos

References

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• What Happens When You Click a Link? - Computerphile

Discussions

• Introduction to Dynamic Web Content (Login Required)
  

Tools

• Quiz: Request-Response Cycle (Login Required)
  
• Autograder: Request-Response Cycle (Login Required)
  
• Quiz: The Big Picture of a Django Application (Login Required)