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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, and any general-purpose programming language in the server. HTTP is used for communications between client and server. A web developer may specialize in client-side applications (Front-end web development), server-side applications (back-end development), or both (full-stack development).

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 knowledge and skills such as:

Web frameworks and libraries

Web developers make use of Web frameworks and Libraries in order to increase code-reuse and ease of development. Front-end developers may use frameworks that extend the collection of built-in HTML elements, or allow for more advanced and scalable organizational principles (for example, Component-based software engineering).[2] See Comparison of JavaScript-based web frameworks for a list of some of the available front-end web frameworks, and Comparison of server-side web frameworks for a list of back-end web frameworks.

Web developers may also make use of full-stack web frameworks (for example, Next.js and Nuxt.js), which serve to integrate the features of front-end and back-end web frameworks into one cohesive application.[3][4] Such full-stack frameworks help to automate the setup process for developers, as well as providing features like Server-side rendering and Static site generation.[4][5]

Full-stack development

Web developers may be tasked with creating websites with both front-end and back-end components. These developers work might work with some of the front-end technologies discussed above, in addition to back-end frameworks and libraries. They must build these front-end and back-end components in such a way that they can interact with each other (by sending and receiving data and performing certain actions based on data received).[6] Full-stack web frameworks can blur the lines between these two components and provide full-stack web developers with a more integrated experience.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "HTML: HyperText Markup Language | MDN". developer.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  2. ^ "What is a Web Framework, and Why Should I use one?". welearncode.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  3. ^ "What is Full Stack". www.w3schools.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  4. ^ a b Trapp, Tom (2022-01-12). "Full-fledged full stack with Next.js". b-nova. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  5. ^ "Full-stack Web Frameworks (Next.JS) | Cratecode". cratecode.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  6. ^ "What is a Full-Stack Developer? A Complete 2023 Guide". careerfoundry.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  7. ^ "Next.js is the next best thing — but what's the catch?". Matcha.fyi. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
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