browser

Browser

The browser is the tool that runs your application, no matter if it runs on a PC, a phone or a tablet. Understanding how a browser works is crucial for understanding the client world.

Goals

1. Understand what happens from the moment you type an address in the browser until the site is showed
2. Know what the DOM (document object model) is and when it's used

Topics

1. Browser components
   1. User interface
   2. Browser engine
   3. Rendering engine
   4. Networking
   5. Javascript interpreter
   6. UI Backend
   7. Data persistence
2. DOM

Resources

• How browsers work
• How browsers render a website (video lecture)
• Javascript HTML DOM