- "Web development is the work involved in developing a website for the Internet or an intranet."
The creation of web applications and websites using a combination of technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web frameworks.
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language): A markup language used to create webpages and determine the content structure.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets): A language used for styling webpages, including layout, colors, and typography.
JavaScript: A programming language used for creating interactivity on web pages, including animations, forms, and dynamic interfaces.
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor): A server-side scripting language used for building dynamic web pages and applications, including e-commerce sites, blogs, and forums.
Backend Development: The programming and database management that takes place on the server-side of web pages or applications.
Frontend Development: The programming that takes place on the user-facing side of web pages or applications, including interactivity and design.
Database Development: The creation and management of databases, including structuring data and managing queries.
Web Design: The process of designing the visual layout and user interface of web pages and applications.
User Experience (UX) Design: Strategies for creating user-friendly web pages and applications that promote engagement and ease-of-use.
Responsive Design: The ability of a website to adjust to different screen sizes and maintain optimal usability on mobile, tablet and desktop devices.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO): The process of improving the ranking and visibility of web pages and applications in search engine results.
Web Hosting: The process of storing web pages and applications on a server and making them accessible over the internet.
Content Management Systems (CMSs): Software systems used to manage and publish web content, including text, images, audio and video.
Testing & Debugging: The necessary process of identifying and resolving errors on web pages and applications.
Git and version control: A system to manage changes to code and tracking history, allowing for collaboration and maintaining a codebase over time.
Security: Best practices to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and authenticity of web pages and applications, including protection from attacks, data breaches, and hacking.
Agile Methodologies: A software development methodology that involves iterative and collaborative development, continuous testing, and constant feedback loops between the team and stakeholders.
E-commerce: Strategies and technologies for online selling, including payment gateways, shopping carts, and order fulfillment.
Web Accessibility: Practices to ensure that web pages and applications are accessible to users with disabilities, such as vision or hearing impairment.
DevOps (Development Operations): A practice that emphasizes collaboration and communication between development and IT operations teams to build and maintain applications efficiently and consistently.
Front-end development: This involves coding and designing the client-side of websites using programming languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The main focus is on enhancing the user interface and experience.
Back-end development: The back-end, also known as the server-side development, mainly focuses on the databases and web servers that integrate with front-end elements to create backend functionality. Programing languages such as Python, Ruby, PHP or Java are used in back-end development.
Full-stack development: This involves the development of both front-end and back-end elements required to build a complete web application.
Mobile development: This involves developing web applications that work on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
E-commerce development: Developing websites and online stores to sell goods and services online.
Content Management Systems: Developing websites using CMS (Content Management Systems) such as WordPress, Magento and Drupal.
Cross-platform development: This involves developing web applications that can work seamlessly on different platforms, including different browsers and operating systems.
Progressive Web Applications (PWA): This is a type of web development that aims to deliver mobile-app-like experiences to users using simple web technologies.
Web APIs development: APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) allow external access to web applications, allowing easy integration with other applications and platforms.
IoT web development: IoT (Internet of Things) development involves developing web applications that work with “smart” devices and sensors to perform real-time monitoring of data.
Cloud Computing: Developing web applications that can be deployed on cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
Integration Services: This involves integrating existing systems with new web applications to create a cohesive and functional unit.
Security Services: Developing web applications using best security practices to prevent security vulnerabilities such as hacking attacks and breaches.
Game Development: Developing games that can be played on web browsers.
Single-page Applications (SPA): SPA is a type of web development that delivers apps with the complete UI experience within a single-page structure.
- "Web development can range from developing a simple single static page of plain text to complex web applications, electronic businesses, and social network services."
- "A more comprehensive list of tasks to which web development commonly refers may include Web engineering, Web design, Web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, Web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development."
- "Among Web professionals, 'Web development' usually refers to the main non-design aspects of building Web sites: writing markup and coding."
- "Web development may use content management systems (CMS) to make content changes easier and available with basic technical skills."
- "For larger organizations and businesses, Web development teams can consist of hundreds of people (Web developers) and follow standard methods like Agile methodologies while developing Web sites."
- "Smaller organizations may only require a single permanent or contracting developer, or secondary assignment to related job positions such as a graphic designer or information systems technician."
- "Web development may be a collaborative effort between departments rather than the domain of a designated department."
- "There are three kinds of Web developer specialization: front-end developer, back-end developer, and full-stack developer."
- "Front-end developers are responsible for behavior and visuals that run in the user browser."
- "Back-end developers deal with the servers."
- "Since the commercialization of the Web, the industry has boomed and has become one of the most used technologies ever."