The Top 4 Steps to Become a Successful Web Developer
Nowadays the Web Applications are very common and it’s being used by almost every corner of this world. The main purpose of creating a web application is to enhance the capability of the business. Using the few clicks a small business can be expanded up to the N number of levels. The path of becoming the creator of web applications is not easy. This Blog’s Aim is to make a path clear for those who are new to the world of web application industries, Also This content will help to clear some of the terminologies used in the world of web applications. So let’s get started:
1. Web developer v/s Web designer
- A web developer is a role whose work is to create web applications. A web developer can also be known as a full stack developer. A web developer must have the knowledge of End to End web applications with each stack working knowledge. Please Note: The information about the Stacks of Web Applications is given below.
- Most websites are created by using a code language called Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is then used to represent a web page. The person who can make these web pages or in other words the UI design of the web application is known as Web Designer.
2. How a normal website works
A website follows the client-server architecture to work. We can say our laptops, Mobiles, or computers as Clients and the computers running somewhere corner in this world to serve our webpages are known as servers.
During the first step, the client sends the request to the server. To do so we usually open a browser and enter the URL in the URL bar. Like www.wakeupcoders.com. Then this request goes to the server of Google which is running somewhere in the world. That computer responds back with the HTML content and our web browsers are able to see the HTML codes into the UI designs. This model can be also named as HTTP protocol. This is the way our computer works. :)
3. Types of Websites
The Web Applications are usually divided into two categories: Static and Dynamic Web Applications.
- Static Website: A static web applications are those applications which just contains the frontend developed using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. In other words it just a website to display the static information which cant be changed at the runtime.
- dynamic website: A dynamic web applications are those applications whose data can be changed at the run time for example Facebook, Gmail, etc.
4. Full-Stack Development
To understand the Full-stack development process we must know the stacks which are used to make a dynamic web application. It contains 3 major layers. Presentation Layer, Logic Layer, and Data Layer.
- Presentation Layer: Presentation Layer is responsible for the UI creation which can be made using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. If no other layer is attached then only HTML, CSS and Javascript can be known with Static web application because it doesn’t have the capability to store or change the information at the run time.
- Login Layer: Logic Layer is responsible for the data management at the backend. This can be used with any kind of server-side of language. Like PHP, .NET, Python, and Node.js. This can be used for dynamic data manipulation at the backend.
- Data Layer: This layer manages the data at the Database using the Query language which is generally called SQL(Structured Query Language). There are many types of databases are available like MS SQL Server, MYSQL, Oracle DB. There are also NoSQL databases available like MongoDB, DynmoDB which can be used in the Database Layer.
These three layers work effectively with each other to manipulate the data from the backend or fulfill any kind of requirement.
Conclusion:
So for a beginner, These much of information and terminologies are required as part of a High-Level Perspective so that the learning track of a web developer can be imagined and further steps could be taken accordingly. So in the upcoming blogs, I will try my best to start teaching from the presentation layer and slowly will move forward to other layers and develop a web application from static to dynamic. I hope you enjoyed this blog.
This Blog is designed by Shashank Bhardwaj.
Happy Coding :)
