Programming Languages Class - Build a Web Browser (Free Class)

Re:Programming Languages Class - Build a Web Browser (Free C... by nickik on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @05:21PM (#3673215)

Isn't building a browser a bit wired for a class thats called "Programming languages"? I'm main sure when you write a browser you have to write a parser and at least an interpreter but these are not things I would put into a PL Class.

But it seams to be a Udacity policy to have a "What could i do with this if I new alot about it". Instead of "AI for Robotics" the call it "Programming a selfdriving car", instead of "Fundamentals of CS" they call it "Building a search engine".

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Re:Programming Languages Class - Build a Web Browser (Free C... by blairbits on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @06:28PM (#3673423)

I'm sure this speaks to a fairly large segment of the potential audience.

For some people (I might even say most - especially newbies), it's much more thrilling to dive right in to a project. Even if the content was the same as a class with a more "classical" name, at least these names would put an idea of what can be done in to the students mind.

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Re:Programming Languages Class - Build a Web Browser (Free C... by blackysky on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @07:06PM (#3673559)

you should check the syllabus ....looks pretty complete to me :

"""Description: This class will give you an introduction to fundamentals of programming languages. In seven weeks, you will build your own simple web browser complete with the ability to parse and understand HTML and JavaScript. You will learn key concepts such as how to specify and process valid strings, sentences and program structures. Then, you will design and build an interpreter - a program that simulates other programs.""

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Re:Programming Languages Class - Build a Web Browser (Free C... by oconnor0 on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @11:45PM (#3674297)

Yes, but the steps from "understand HTML and JavaScript" to display that somehow formatted & execute the JS are big & somewhat important for a web browser.

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