Technology / A gentle starting point

Follow a request across the web

Trace how a browser, a server, an API, and stored information work together to deliver something useful.

Take these ideas in order if that helps, or jump to the one that answers your question. The route is a guide to connected knowledge, not a course or a tracked checklist.

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Web Development · 6 min read

How does the web work?

Begin with the browser-to-server conversation behind a web page.

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APIs · 7 min read

What is an API?

See how software requests information through a defined interface.

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Databases · 6 min read

What is a database?

Finish by exploring where applications organize and retrieve information.

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