HTML, HTTP and REST

• Video lecture and slides. Note, the ProgrammableWeb Directory and the Covid stats API shown in the demo no longer exist. Use the links below instead.
• How does online tracking actually work? - goes into some detail on cookies and how they are used to track you.

HTML

• This HTML Crash Course provides a basic introduction to HTML, and makes use of the VS Code Live Server extension.

REST API’s

• What is a REST API? - describes REST API’s as they are commonly understood today with JSON as the data interchange format.
• A curated directory of free Web API’s.
• A Coronavirus (COVID-19) data API, along with the VS Code REST Client extension and a request for querying the API for South African stats