In an increasingly online world, website developers are indispensable to business owners. Website development encompasses all aspects of website creation, from front-end and back-end development to drag-and-drop interfaces.
This can sound confusing and overwhelming to those who want to investigate website development as a career. However, a quick look at its parts and what they entail should guide beginners and enable them to choose which area they want to specialize in.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the web development job market is set to grow by 23% between 2021 and 2031! The bureau also places website development sixth on the list of best job titles in tech.
It's safe to say that if you have the skill levels and know how to develop different types of websites (online stores or blogging platforms), the outlook is strong indeed.
Start with language or industry jargon. You may know what a website is, but what about IP addresses and custom domain registration?
Here's a brief look at essential terms you need to know if you're going to build business websites with powerful features.
IP stands for Internet Protocol. An IP address is a set of numbers assigned to a website that makes it identifiable on the Internet. The easiest way to find out your IP address is to enter a simple search on your browser.
HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It's like a translator that ensures requests from computers are easily understood by servers, which deliver the website. It's also the mechanism used when you switch between pages on a website because each switch is a new request.
Coding refers to programming languages that write code (instructions) for servers and applications. Like human language, programming languages consist of vocabulary and grammar rules that must be adhered to because it impacts the entire design.
The front-end of a website is the client-facing side. Users can see and interact with all the images and text, dropdown menus, separate menus, menu bars, and internal linking. It's the user interface and must provide seamless navigation with Search Engine Optimization or SEO in mind.
Bear in mind that the only client-facing coding includes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
The back-end of a website is server-side. It's all the behind-the-scenes activity that goes into the site's digital infrastructure and affects the site's uploading process. It looks like gobbledygook to laymen, but developers can read the numbers, letters, and symbols as one of the programming languages or codes.
The back-end can be configured to understand most programming languages.
CMS stands for content management system. It's a web application or group of programs that are the foundation for your site's detailed content. A CMS is like a bookcase; all the shelves are there, but you decide which ones you're going to use, and how you're going to use them. For example, sales features or blog content.
Cybersecurity is the way in which you protect your website's data, networks, and computers from malicious online threats. Conscientious web developers understand the nature of these threats and factor defense mechanisms into the development process for the entire design. They also check the security's integrity on a regular basis.
Web development has many areas of specialty, each requiring different technical skills.
Work includes developing the layout, dynamic content, video elements, navigation, and various other visual elements. Your aim is to work with clients to create a website that guides users to a particular goal; for example, signing up for the newsletter. Work with user experience and organic searches in mind.
You'll work with the servers, operating systems, site architecture, and more. You'll likely work with front-end developers to ensure cohesion and maximize traffic from search engines to the site.
You work at both ends, front and back, to manage all aspects of development, including website, application, and builder software programming.
Incorporates front- and back-end and full-stack aspects of site development. However, developers specialize in websites only.
Your scope of work is limited to the software that runs locally (offline). Many programs contain offline and online elements, so developers should branch out.
Develop apps for all mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets. This truly is an area of specialization because the skill levels required for mobile responsiveness are different from websites and desktop apps or pieces of software.
This applies to video games, PC, and mobile games. Knowledge of web development is helpful.
Embedded development includes whatever is left after all hardware is removed, including the development of electronic interfaces, consumer devices, and IoT (the internet of things). It increasingly includes the interconnection of smart appliances and Bluetooth technology.
In a career sector that is primed for growth, embedded developers are likely to be in even greater demand.
You'll develop security mechanisms and procedures to identify vulnerabilities and fend off hackers. It helps if you think like a hacker, but with ethics.
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