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What is Web Development?
Web Development is the practice of building websites and web applications — front-end interfaces, back-end services and the systems that connect them.
Software Development
Web Development
By Glintr Editorial TeamReviewed by Glintr Learn ReviewersUpdated 5 min readArea: Software Development
Definition
Web Development covers everything used to build websites and web applications — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, front-end frameworks, back-end services, databases and deployment. It ranges from static sites to large distributed products.
Related Concepts
- App DevelopmentApp Development is the practice of building software applications, most commonly for mobile devices.
- JavaScriptJavaScript is the programming language of the web, running in every modern browser.
- HTMLHTML is the markup language used to define the structure and content of a web page.
- CSSCSS is the style language used to visually design and lay out web pages.
- APIAn API (Application Programming Interface) is a defined contract that lets one software system talk to another.
- Cloud ComputingCloud Computing is the on-demand delivery of compute, storage and services over the internet.