Web Development
Web development refers to the creating, building, and maintaining of websites. It includes aspects such as web design, web publishing, web programming, and database management. It is the creation of an application that works over the internet i.e. websites. Web development is typically broken down into 3 core areas: Frontend, Backend, Full Stack Development.
Frontend Technologies
- HTML: HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is used to design the front end portion of web pages using markup language. It acts as a skeleton for a website since it is used to make the structure of a website.
- CSS: Cascading Style Sheets fondly referred to as CSS is a simply designed language intended to simplify the process of making web pages presentable. It is used to style our website.
- JavaScript: JavaScript is a scripting language used to provide a dynamic behavior to our website.
- Bootstrap: Bootstrap is a free and open-source tool collection for creating responsive websites and web applications. It is the most popular CSS framework for developing responsive, mobile-first websites. Nowadays, the websites are perfect for all browsers (IE, Firefox, and Chrome) and for all sizes of screens (Desktop, Tablets, Phablets, and Phones).
Frontend Frameworks/Libraries
- React.js : A popular JavaScript library for building dynamic, component-based user interfaces.
- Angular : A full-fledged framework for building single-page applications (SPAs), with features like two-way data binding and dependency injection.
- Vue.js : A progressive JavaScript framework that is flexible and can be used for building both simple and complex user interfaces.
Backend Development
The Backbone of the Web. Backend is the server side of a website. It is part of the website that users cannot see and interact with. It is the portion of software that does not come in direct contact with the users. It is used to store and arrange data.