Web Development

The term Web Development is very broad for any activity with regards in creating a website. This includes e-commerce application, web designing, server/client side scripting language, web content development and server configuration. But nowadays, web developer only refer to the one creating the non-design aspect in creating a website. This ranges from the creation of basic markup and coding to the most complex web-based application.

Web development is one of the constant fast growing industries in the world. The growth of this industry is made by large business companies that aims to sell their products and services throughout the world and automating the transactions by the use of the Internet. In building the website, there are system that aids greatly and it cost a little or in the other way around, FREE. On example is the XAMPP which I used ever since I entered this industry. Web development can be split into many areas which consists of: Client Side scripting (AJAX, Javascript, Flash), Server Side scripting (PHP, PERL, Java, ASP) and Database Technology (MySQL, Firebird). Web development also poses some security threats especially when building a website that involves important transaction. As a web developer, one must consider the security of the data being handled in a website. One example is the error checking/filtering and password encryption. Malicious scripts such as SQL injection can be executed by users with bad intentions if the website is unprotected. Even if the website is fully protected, new security loop holes are always inevitable. That's why frequent updates must be done by web developers.

Like Web Designer, Web Developer is also essential in Web Development in terms of markup coding and complex web applications. In other words he the finisher in developing a website.