Web Fundamentals
The Web Fundamentals course

Web Fundamentals contains 6 topics
for the Web Development class.

1. A Bird’s-Eye View of the Web
2. Web Architecture & Technologies
3. Web APIs
4. The Semantic Web & Linked Data
5. Linked Data Publishing
6. Re-decentralizing the Web

I’m Ruben Verborgh, researcher and
professor of decentralized Web tech.

• I’m a researcher at
  • KNoWS, IDLab, Ghent University – imec, Belgium 🇧🇪
  • Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, UK 🇬🇧
• I also work for industry:
  • Inrupt, USA 🇺🇸
• I publish blog posts, articles, and books
  about my passion: the Web 🌐

These slides do not only include the truth, they also include my personal opinion.

• Opinions are marked with the symbol.
  • The Web was invented in 1990.
  • Ted Nelson finds the Web rather limited.
  • The Web is the best invention of the past 30 years.
• Always know which is which.
  • You are free to reproduce my opinion (with arguments),
  • or state one of your own (with arguments).

This module uses open webslides.
You can discuss and edit anything.

• The slides are online and on GitHub under CC-BY.
  • https://rubenverborgh.github.io/WebFundamentals/
  • https://github.com/RubenVerborgh/WebFundamentals
• See a mistake? Have a question or suggestion?
  Know a nice example? Participate!
  • Create an issue to ask a question or start a discussion.
  • Create a pull request to suggest a change or update.
  • You can do this under your own name or anonymously.

The more you participate,
the more you’ll learn.

• Think along, speak up,
  don’t hesitate to prove me wrong.
  • I’m especially happy to discuss opinions.
• Without further ado, let’s start
  with an overview of the Web (and the course).

Does the Web pique your curiosity?
Do you want to advance Web research?

• We are always on the lookout
  for bright master’s thesis students.
  • Pick a Web or Linked Data topic… or make your own!
• Mail me, tweet to me, or come have a chat.
  • You can inform yourself without any commitment.
• I wish you the best in your future endeavours,
  on the Web or elsewhere!