Web developer
A web developer is a programmer who develops World Wide Web applications using a client–server model. The applications typically use HTML, CSS and JavaScript in the client, PHP, ASP.NET (C#), Python, Node.js, Go or Java in the server, and http for communications between client and server. A web developer may specialize in client-side applications (front-end developer), server-side applications (back-end developer), or both (full-stack developer).
Prerequisite
There are no formal educational or license requirements to become a web developer. However, many colleges and trade schools offer coursework in web development. There are also many tutorials and articles which teach web development, often freely available on the web - for example, on JavaScript.
Even though there are no formal requirements, web development projects require web developers to have advanced knowledge and skills such as:
- HTML, CSS, and JavaScript[1]
- Server/client side architecture like all or some of the above mentioned
- Programming/coding/scripting in one of the many server-side languages or frameworks (e.g., Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, Go, Java, ASP.NET, Node.js)
- Ability to utilize a database
- Creating single page application with the use of front-end tools such as Vue,[2] React.js[3] or Angular[4]
See also
- Outline of web design and web development
- User interface
- User experience
- Website design
- Web development
- Software developer
References
- "HTML: HyperText Markup Language | MDN". developer.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- "VueJS website". VueJS.
- "ReactJS website". ReactJS.
- "Angular website". Angular.
External links
- The US Department of Labor's description of Web Developers
- / World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)