Web development is all about creating a website, this process of creating a website includes many steps from idea, planning, and writing code to deployment. This article provides an ultimate beginner guide to becoming a web developer.
What is a Website?
Before learning web development we must understand What is website and how it works?
A collection of webpages (written in HTML, CSS, or JavaScript) stored on a Server computer that can be accessed on the internet e.g. Facebook, Google, Airbnb, etc. A Website displays static information like a portfolio website or dynamic data like an e-commerce website.
We browse the internet and access many websites for reading blogs, watching videos, and chatting with friends. Website makes it possible to query data for you from a server computer and display it on the computer screen.
In general, there are mainly 2 types of websites
Static Website: Resume/Portfolio website, landing page, or other informational read-only websites.
Dynamic Website: E-Commerce Websites, Social Media Websites, Events Websites, and many more…
What is Web Development?
Web Development is the process of creating a website using different programming or markup languages. The website consists of two parts User Interface which we see and the server-side / backend which we cannot see and contains the real logic of the website.
Building a successful website involves several stages from planning to writing code and deploying to a live server. Later on in this ultimate guide, we will explore how to build a successful website.
In order to become a better web developer, you need to learn these programming or markup languages:
- HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
- CSS (Cascading Stylesheet Language)
- JavaScript
- PHP
Types of Web development
Data can be static or dynamic based, meaning, a static portfolio website remains the same every time we refresh the page, but if we go to an e-commerce website, we can search for specific products that data changes according to our query, and after each query a new dynamic data appears.
The above example shows that in web development data appears whether statically or dynamically. There are three main types of web development based on job roles and the job market.
- Frontend Website Development (Static)
- Backend/Server Side Development (Dynamic)
- Full-Stack Website Development.
1) Frontend Website development
The Frontend website development job is to create a Graphical/User Interface of the website. Frontend is all about telling users how to use this app and what problems it solves. This is one of the most important and fun parts of any website. With Frontend we talk with our users and keep them in a flow throughout the journey with images, icons, text, and Links.
We create a user interface or front end of a website using these computer languages.
- HTML(Hypertext Markup Language)
- CSS(Cascading Stylesheet)
- JavaScript
2) Backend / Server-Side development
Backend also known as Server-side website development. Backend Developers work on the server to make sure that the website is working properly behind the scenes.
These developers manage the website on the server computer by creating APIs, managing the database, managing the security & content, creating the site architecture, and collaborating with frontend developers to bring the content to users.
Here is the list of some popular Server-Side programming languages:
- PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)
- Python
- Golang
- ASP.NET
These are some pure Server-side and most popular Web Programming/Scripting Languages.
3) Full-Stack Web development
The full-stack development of the website is the process of building a website that includes designing, creating, and deploying a complete website from start to finish. This includes several technologies and tools like front-end development & back-end development and database management.
Full-stack development includes multiple stacks to build a complete website. There are a few popular that are popular among developers are:
- MERN (MongoDB, Expressjs, Reactjs, Nodejs)
- MEAN (MongoDB, Expressjs, Angular, Nodejs)
- LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
How do I start as an absolute beginner?
As a beginner, I suggest starting with front-end website development. Frontend is an important step most fun part to start writing code for building the user interface.
In Frontend Development of website includes converting Figma, XD or Photoshop design into an interactive web page where user can read, click buttons, fill forms.
How to Plan any Website
Planning a website is an initial step and a vital process in creating a website. A successful website is something that is well-planned and solves the real-world problems that users face. Planning includes the following steps required to build a successful website.
- From Idea to Goal
- Wireframing to Designing
- Writing Code
- Deploy on Live Server
- Security Check and Backup
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