Introductory course on PHP programming based on LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL & PHP) stack. The course covers fundamentals of PHP programming and constructs, introduction to some of the popular open source PHP development frameworks and best practices. Also covered are introductions to a few popular PHP based open source applications such as Drupal, Moodle etc.
The course features a complete set of lecture notes and sample assignments for all modules/classes.
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In 2007, a group of companies under the banner of Open Handset Alliance and led by Google announced Android a platform for smart phones. Though initially focused on smart phones and mobile devices, there are reports of Android being ported to Netbooks and EBooks. The motivation behind this course is captured here
This courseware is provided by "The Australian National University Department of Computer Science", Canberra. Topics covered include introduction to FOSS, history of FOSS, FOSS communities, licensing, source control, motivations for developers , business of FOSS and overall FOSS philosophy.
The opencourseware initiative started by MIT today has got a list of very useful learning content that students and institutes can leverage and perhaps contribute back. Link to the MIT opencourseware page
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm#ElectricalEngine...
Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was initially developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto. It is based on Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, and Lisp. read more »
Several different models of languages are discussed, including procedural (Ruby), functional (OCaml), and object-oriented (Java). Language features such as formal syntax, scoping and binding of variables, higher-order programming, typing and type polymorphism, and object inheritance are explored.
Course syllabus: http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/spring2008/cmsc330/syllabus.shtml
Course content can be found at http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/spring2008/cmsc330/schedule.shtml read more »