Research Day
RESEARCH Topics
Splitting into groups: jigsaw! Suggested formats: screencast, slideshow + quiz, readmes + quiz
HTTP Requests
- What is an HTTP request?
- HTTP request methods and status codes (slideshow + quiz)
JSON Objects
- What are JSON objects, how are they different from 'normal' objects?
- XML vs. JSON (screencast max 7min)
APIs
- What is an API, an HTTP API and a REST API?
- What are API keys and how can you keep them secret / conceal them (without a backend)?
- Using cURL to simulate API requests (screencast max 7min)
API Standards
- What is the Same origin policy?
- What is CORS? (slideshow + quiz)