This book focuses on using common Web tools to develop business applications. Professional business programmers who are new to Web development will quickly acquire the relevant information they need, starting with HTML and CSS. The book goes beyond simple HTML and introduces other common Web technologies, including Java Server Pages (JSP), PHP, ASP.NET, and JavaScript. The book shows how those technologies interact with HTML and how developers can use them to develop and deploy business applications that users access via the Web. This book is written by business programmers and educators for business programmers. It is not just an introduction to HTML, but an introduction to the most common tools any business programmer needs to develop browser-based applications. Upon completion of the book, a business developer or student will have learned to develop and implement a completed browser-based business application.
Christian Hur is an IT-Web Instructor at Gateway Technical College in Racine, Wisconsin. He teaches a variety of online, traditional, and distance learning courses including web programming, HTML5 and CSS3, JavaScript, Visual Basic 2012, networking, and mobile programming with Android. He also co-founded two companies: Bluebell Company, Inc. (a multimedia and e-commerce business in Los Angeles) and Mydia Entertainment Group, LLC, (with his wife in 2012). Christian's career in Web development spans more than 20 years. In 1994, he created his first website with HTML and published it on the Web. Since then he has developed many websites and Web-based applications using a variety of Web development tools. He has also managed numerous dedicated Web servers and maintained many websites using a variety of content management systems, including Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress. During his five years as Senior Web Developer at Gannett Wisconsin Media (2009-2014), Christian managed 10 major Wisconsin newspaper websites and maintained and developed more than a dozen niche sites. Christian received his B.L.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and is currently a candidate for the Masters of Science in Computer Information Systems program at Boston University. Laura Ubelhor owns and operates Consultech Services, Inc., a Rochester, Michigan-based consulting company established in 1992. The organization specializes in providing consulting services, including project management, design, development, implementation, and business application support. Laura has extensive hands-on experience working with many clients in a variety of businesses with applications deployed on diverse platforms. Laura has been involved in the Southeast Michigan iSeries User group as a board member since 1988, serving as group President for over 15 years. She is a longtime volunteer for the COMMON user group, currently serving as Assistant Director of the COMMON Education Foundation. Laura has also presented on technology topics at local and national user group events. She has authored many published technology articles and is coauthor of "HTML for the Business Developer," published by MC Press. She assisted in writing the RPG and Business Computing Professional COMMON certification exams.
