Web development

What is web development? - It is a broad term for the work involved in developing a web site for the Internet - It can range from developing the simplest static single page of plain text to the most complex web-based internet applications, electronic businesses, and social network services. A more comprehensive list of tasks to which web development commonly refers, may include web design, web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development.

Brief history of web development Back in the 1990’s, when websites were becoming increasingly popular, most of the websites were static HTML. Static HTML websites mean that it was not updated often unless the site owner knew html. The focus at this time was to get a presence on the web quickly. Another reason organizations jumped into a website was the ability to have organization domain specific addresses like

How does it work? Planning – A person or more developers are discussing things around tables. Client brings to the table their business objectives, and the team responds with a strategy to meet those objectives built upon a wide range of best practices that make up their expertise. – Website is sketched out and now developers are figuring out how long this project will take, and how much it will cost.

Creating a website Design – Developer is creating an interactive components that are clickable and navigable just like in a finished website – Also, it is very important to organize stuff that will be on a website – Adding images, improving graphic interface and usability

Web magic Programming – At this point, we are adding stuff that are more complexed than HTML can do. For that we use programming languages like PHP, Javascript, SQL, Java, and other. – More complexed stuff are login forms, registration forms, all kinds of tools like surveys, voting forms, CMS, analytic tools, etc.

Fine tuning Final stage is made of various tests that the website will have to pass. Some of the tests are: – Cross browser testing – Security testing – Usability testing – Real enviroment testing – Performance testing

Starting our website Buy a domain name and a place on web server Create your SQL database and connect it to a website Upload your site to a server Type your domain name in the URL of a browser and admire your work for hours while moneys are blowing the ceiling of your bank account :P

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