What is a Web Development?
Website or Web development refers to the processes involved in creating and maintaining a website including everything from markup and coding to scription, CMS development and network configuration. It may also include web design and programming.
Some of the basic tools that are involved in web developments are called CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), and Javascript. Other options to build or create a website is with the help of content management systems like WordPress, Joomla!, TYPO3, Adobe Experience Manager and more.
Putting it simply, website development is a form of art that focuses on designing the features and functionalities of websites and applications (which are often called “web design”).
The internet is filled with all these web pages, all those pages you visit are all made by Web Developers using the right programming languages depending on the platforms they’re working on and the tasks they’re performing, all for the sake of giving users the best experience.
Web Design vs. Web Development
While they may sound the same for some people, web designing and web development have a few key differences that you have to take note of.
Web Designers
Web Developers
- Design what the user sees on a website or a software product, this includes all visual, typography, color and usability elements.
Create prototypes and wireframes to test the design ideas, offer input on design logos, branding and company style guides.
Need basic knowledge of programming languages such as HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript or have basic coding skills for familiarity.
- Need an expert-level knowledge of programming languages like HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, Ruby, C/C++, Python and more.
Writes the code that makes a website function, either working on front end or back end (server side)
Seldom create mockup designs, pick color palettes or select typography.
Types of Web Developers
Front-end Developers
Back-end Developers
Full-stack Developers
Often referred to as the “client side”. Front-end developers are the ones responsible for the user-interface, they create things that the user sees. They are required to be proficient in coding languages, a strong foundational understanding of the languages are essential.
Back-end developers create the basic framework of a website before it is maintained and ensure that it is performing the way it should, their focus should be on how the digital product works and should be concerned with the systems and structures that allow computer applications to perform as it is desired.
This is like taking both of the roles above, full-stack developers have the skills to do both front-end and back-end development. They’re the 4th most in-demand jobs in tech. Employers usually prefer to hire Full-Stack developers according to an Indeed study.
Something is just unclear here, are web developers supposed to possess a broader skill set? Whatever the answer may be, I believe that having a foundation on both types of web development is important especially for aspiring developers.
The Future Vision for Computer Systems & Networks are working with experienced web developers that have worked with big projects in the United Arab Emirates. Our aim is to help businesses in their technological needs including web development.
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