Take a look at Software Engineering for Internet Applications: http://philip.greenspun.com/seia/ http://philip.greenspun.com/seia/ From the preface: "We assume

Take a look at Software Engineering for Internet Applications: http://philip.greenspun.com/seia/ http://philip.greenspun.com/seia/ From the preface: "We assume that [prospective students] know how to write a computer program and debug it. We do not assume knowledge of any particular programming languages, standards, or protocols. The most concise statement of the course goal is that `The student finishes knowing how to build amazon.com by him or herself.'"