Web Site Development: What is the need?

07.10.2011 | Author: karmadir | Posted in Web
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Some people naively consider web site development as a children’s play. They think that site development is passé in today’s world of blog writing, face book posts, and twitter updates.

They cannot be more wrong. Web site development is not just uploading content and pictures on a browser, but much more than that. Let me give you a simple example. You have created a request form online using common HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). Now, you have inserted a text input field and a send button on your form. So what happens when you click on the button? Nothing. This is because you need a sequence of actions to achieve this simple result. And for this, you need web development technology.

Internet users today are very discerning customers. They want all the possible features and opportunities on a site, including feedback tools, mailing list subscriptions, RSS feeds, search tools, options to post on social networking tools, and so on. For all this and more, you need proper web development.

Web development is performed using special software tools called scripts. There are two types of scripts:

  • Server-side scripts: These scripts are executed on the side of the server (the computer where the site is located). These scripts are written with the help of PHP, Perl, and ASP.NET.
  • Client-side scripts: These scripts are executed on the client’s computer after the page has been loaded from the server. They are usually developed with the help of programming JavaScript, VBScript, SilverLight, Adobe Flash, etc.

So what are the benefits of these programming languages?

Several, to give some examples:

  • JavaScript can help you track any actions of the site visitors and respond to them. For example, you can verify the information typed into the request form right in the browser without having to upload it on the server and wait for the response.
  • With Adobe Flash or similar technology powered by Microsoft SilverLight, you can create animated menu items, advertising web banners, or other animated effects on your web site. With Flash technology, you can create drop-down menus, highlight active elements, move background or other objects, and even write online games.
  • PHP script, ASP.NET, and Perl are other highly popular programming languages that allow sites to process thousands of requests in a day.

The above are some examples of the benefits of using programming languages. In a nutshell, you should consider using web development technology if you want to enrich your site with the following elements:

  1. Feedback tools: Postal forms, guest books
  2. Mailing tools: For sending price lists, news
  3. Content Management System (CMS)
  4. Animated menu items, backgrounds, advertising pictures.
  5. Search tools
  6. Online communication tools (online chats)
  7. Polls

So stop operating in a silo thinking that the world will come to you if you just keep posting good quality content and pictures. Make a difference to your web site by using appropriate web development technologies, and soon you will see the difference!

Biography

Author is a promoter of Calgary Web Design.Check out more information about Calgary Web Development from here.

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