On the Origin and Evolution of the Web

The Web is over 30 years old and it has evolved substantially from the initial proposal of 1989.

General Information

Important Information
Notes on the process:
Students can propose their own related topic (only at the beginning of the course). The language of the seminar is English. The concrete seminar topics will be presented in a preliminary discussion at the beginning of the semester(presumably the first week of lectures) and distributed according to the preference of the seminar participants. During the semester, the student is expected to research the topic, write a report and prepare a presentation. All presentation will take place at the end of the lecture period in a block event. Accordingly, there are no weekly sessions during the semester. Please note that the reports are to be submitted before the presentations. The preliminary meeting is expected to take place during the first week of the lecture - the exact date will be announced to the seminar participants in a timely manner.
Syllabus
Topics include:
History of hypermedia, The Xanadu System, The On-line System (NLS), Hypercard, Gopher, The original Web proposal, W3C, History and evolution of the Browser, Browser wars, Cookies and browser caching, Client server load sharing, Client server communication, Standardization, Security evolution, HTML and layout, Client-side scripting
Target Group
Bachelorstudium:
„Studienart/Studienplan” ; „Studien- und Prüfungsordnungen Version(SPO-V)”
38 079, HF Informatik, HF (LHG) ; 38-079H-23
82 079, Informatik (LHG) ; 82-079-24
82 121, Medieninformatik (LHG) ; 82-121-24
82 123, Software Engineering (LHG) ; 82-123-24
82 199, Technikpädagogik (LHG) ; 82-199-23
82 987, Data Science (LHG) ; 82-987-24

Lehramtsstudium Staatsexamen:
„Studienart/Studienplan” ; „Studien- und Prüfungsordnungen Version(SPO-V)”
25 079, EHF Informatik, EHF (LHG) ; 079-8-2010
25 079, HF Informatik, HF (LHG) ; 079-1-2010
25 079, WHF Informatik, WHF (LHG) ; 079-6-2010

Masterstudium:
„Studienart/Studienplan” ; „Studien- und Prüfungsordnungen Version(SPO-V)”
88 144, Technische Kybernetik (LHG) ; 88-144-22

General

Language
English
Copyright
All rights reserved

Contact

Name
Martin Rettig
Responsibility
First contact for questions/notifications.
E-Mail
martin.rettig@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
Consultation
Appointment by e-mail

Availability

Access
4. Apr 2025, 15:00 - 1. Sep 2025, 14:55
Admittance
Course admittance is closed.
Period of Event
10. Apr 2025, 00:00 - 21. Jul 2025, 00:00

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