Javascript Web Frontend Applications

Learning objectives this week

1. Test-drive a simple Javascript program running in a web browser, using modern JS build tools.
2. Use the DOM API to manipulate the web page structure and content.
3. Use fetch to send HTTP requests to a remote server.

Main concepts for this week:

1. How JavaScript code is built and loaded by a web browser
2. How we use JavaScript to manipulate the page content and handle user interaction
3. How we use JavaScript to make HTTP requests without reloading the page
4. How we can keep a minimal code structure for separation of concerns on a client-side JS app