A Udacity course on web application development in Python that teaches how web frameworks work, covering HTTP, databases, cookies, hashing, authentication, APIs and caching, by building a blog. It is taught by Steve Huffman, cofounder of Reddit.

Commenters point to it as the next step after CS101 for learning how web frameworks work, since students build their own blog while learning the underlying concepts.

On Reddit (2)

1. Recommendssandollarsr/learnprogramming2012in “Simple blog site. Where to begin?”▲ 10

   Udacity CS101 starts in a few weeks. Do that 7 week course, and then 2 weeks later do CS253 (web app development taught by the guy who built reddit). CS253 takes you through the process of building a blog.

2. RecommendsMknox1982r/learnprogramming2012in “Hey r/learnprogramming! Quick question, learn online or teach myself?”▲ 1

   I'm currently taking the Udacity courses and think that it is excellent. You can start off by taking the CS 101 course which will help you learn the basics of python and a little about html. About 5-6 weeks ago they started CS253 "Web Application Development" which is taught by Steve Huffman…

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