Armand Rousso is a Web Developer, Social Media Manager and Small
Business Owner in New York. He is also recognized as a originator of Accoona,
which is online business directory.
A web developer is a programmer who specialist in, or is specifically engaged in, the development
of World Wide Web applications, or distribute network
applications that are run over HTTP from a web server to a web browser.
Type of work performed
Modern web applications often
contain three or more term, and depending on the size of the team a developer
works on, he or she may specialize in one or more of these tiers - or may take
a more interdisciplinary role. For
example, in a two-person team, one developer may focus on the technologies sent
to the client such as HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and on the server-side frameworks (such as Perl,
Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, ASP, ASP.NET) used to deliver content and scripts to the client.
Meanwhile, the other developer might focus on the interaction between
server-side frameworks, the web server, and a database system. Further, depending on the size of their
organization, the aforementioned developers might work closely with a content
creator/copy writer, marketing advisor, user experience designer, web designer, web producer, project manager, software architect, or database administrator -
or they may be responsible for such tasks as web design and project management themselves.
What Web Developers Do
Web developers
design and create websites. They are responsible for the look of the site. They
are also responsible for the site’s technical aspects, such as its performance
and capacity, which are measures of a website’s speed and how much traffic the
site can handle. In addition, web developers may create content for the site.
How to Become a Web Developer
The
typical education needed to become a web developer is an associate’s degree in
web design or related field. Web developers need knowledge of both programming
and graphic design.
Pay
The
median annual wage for web developers was $66,130 in May 2016.
Job Outlook
Employment
of web developers is projected to grow 27 percent from 2014 to 2024, much
faster than the average for all occupations. Demand will be driven by the
growing popularity of mobile devices and ecommerce.
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