Website Development

  • Covers all work needed to build a site for the internet or an intranet
  • Ranges from simple static pages to complex web apps, e-commerce, and social networks
  • Includes web engineering, design, content development, scripting, server security, and e-commerce
  • Usually refers to non-design work: writing markup and coding
  • May use CMS platforms for easier content updates Team structure
  • Larger organizations may have teams of hundreds using Agile methods
  • Smaller organizations may rely on one developer or a contractor
  • Development can span multiple departments Developer specializations
  • Front-end developer: handles visuals and behavior in the user's browser
  • Back-end developer: works with servers
  • Full-stack developer: covers both
  • High global demand currently for React and Node.js developers