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== Resources ==
== Resources ==
* [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3616 ideas to link command line options to cgi?]
* [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3616 ideas to link command line options to cgi?]
* http://pagekite.net/


[[Category: Prototyping]] [[Category: Networked Media]]
[[Category: Prototyping]] [[Category: Networked Media]]

Revision as of 10:03, 28 October 2011

Used by technology blogger John Gruber, "The Location Field is the New Command Line", is a programmer's reflection of the movement, and related tensions, of application development away from the single PC to the network.

Topics:

  • argparse to build your own Python scripts with options
  • What is CGI?

Contrast / connect the commandline with:

  • An Inkscape effect ("old school" application)
  • Modern web API, and RSS Feeds

Exercise: Turning a simple Python script into a CGI script (dynamic web page)

Resources