Schedule > 7. Introduction to HTTP & the JavaScript Fetch API

Readings

Intro to HTTP

• An introduction to HTTP: everything you need to know. Free Code Camp
• Sign up for Postman.

Intro to Fetch & Promises

• Lazaris, Louis (2020). Fetch API Tutorial for Beginners: How to Use Fetch API.
• fetch GET examples.
  Note: this example (and subsequent ones) demonstrate both “then” “async/await” techniques.
• fetch POST examples.
• fetch PUT examples.
  Note: PATCH works the same way as PUT. Recall that PATCH only updates specific attributes of a resource while PUT replaces the entire resource with a new version.
• fetch DELETE examples.

Slides

• Lecture 11: Intro to HTTP & Fetch
• Lecture 12: Authentication Headers, GitHub Pages, Intro to HW4
• Lecture 13: HW4 tips, modal windows

Videos & Lecture Files

Videos and worked examples will be published after class:

• Videos on Google Drive
• Worked examples on GitHub

Activities

• Lecture 11 files: Fetch Examples (Wednesday, 02/15)
• Lecture 12 files: Modal Windows (Wednesday, 02/22)