Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The InternetChapter 2. Hosting and the CloudChapter 3. The Back End: Programming LanguagesChapter 4. The Front End: PresentationChapter 5. Databases: The ModelChapter 6. Leveraging Existing Code: APIs, Libraries, Web Services, and Open-Source ProjectsChapter 7. Software Development: Working in TeamsChapter 8. Software Development: The ProcessChapter 9. Software Development: Debugging and TestingChapter 10. Promotion and Tracking: Attracting and Understanding Your UsersChapter 11. Performance and ScalabilityChapter 12. Security Threats: To Defend and Protect

About the Author

Vinay Trivedi works in private equity at The Blackstone Group. He worked in product marketing and analytics at Locu, a venture-backed technology startup acquired by GoDaddy. Trivedi served as a team member on the TED fellow-led Future of the Book education technology challenge. He founded a national non-profit organization called SeniorLink, a youth volunteer agency for teaching seniors about computers and the Internet. Vinay is involved in The Blackstone Charitable Foundation's Entrepreneurship Initiative to help strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems around the US, consults and volunteers at youth mentor programs, and helps promote STEM education initiatives and public policy in New York. Trivedi earned the Congressional Award Gold Medal in Washington, DC for his work in technology education and community service. Trivedi received his A.B. (Honors) in Computer Science from Harvard University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and as a John Harvard Scholar, Weissman Scholar, and Detur Book Prize Winner.