Web Development Skills-Part 1

Web development refer to the activities and procedures involved in building and managing a website.
This covers everything from code and markup to network configuration, scripting, and CMS development.
You can make the process more manageable by segmenting it into smaller parts and concentrating on essential skills instead of finding it overwhelming at the outset.

As a web developer, I have realised that this process is more than just coding and scripting. It calls for the developer’s ingenuity and creativity, especially when you need to start with web design. In most cases, you need to learn how to use image optimization and editing software such as Adobe Express, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, and Canva. If you have no design, then as a developer, you will have to come up with your design, and the best tool to use is Figma.

Web development can be grouped into two categories; front end and back end. Front-end development deals with the side that the client interacts with, whereas backside development deals with the server side. It includes the many operations that make the website function, but the regular user cannot see. Only the admins can see the server side. There are three types of web developers: front-end, back-end, and full-stack. Here are three skills that you need to become a front-end web developer.

Hypertext Mark Up Language

Hypertext markup language popularly known as HTML is the backbone of web development. It is the standard language for building web pages and its understanding is crucial for front-end website development. The markup language consists of a series of elements known as tags. The content in the web pages is embedded within these tags. The resulting web pages, interlinked together using HTML usually have a white background. I know you have seen websites that have colourful pages, and you are wondering how that is possible.

Cascading StyleSheet

The style of a website’s visual look is handled by CSS. Developers can alter layouts, fonts, colors, and other design components with it. Additionally, you may use CSS to make web pages that are responsive to various screen sizes. Here is a CSS Demo.

JavaScript

The animated text that you see in the websites is enabled using a script known as Javascript. It is a dynamic programming language that enhances websites with interactive features including forms, animations, sliders, dropdown menus, and forms. Javascript makes the website on the client-side dynamic and interactive.