[affablesourav]

hi,
tell me what is difference between web designing and web development

[Kein]

Web design is the skill of creating presentations of content (usually hypertext or hypermedia) that is delivered to an end-user through the World Wide Web, by way of a Web browser or other Web-enabled software like Internet television clients, microblogging clients and RSS readers.

Web development is a broad term for the work involved in developing a web site for the Internet (World Wide Web) or an intranet (a private network) . This can include web design, web content development, client liason, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development. However, among web professionals, "web development" usually refers to the main non-design aspects of building web sites: writing markup and coding. Web development can range from developing the simplest static single page of plain text to the most complex web-based internet applications, electronic businesses, or social network services.

For larger businesses and organizations, web development teams can consist of hundreds of people (web developers). Smaller organizations may only require a single permanent or contracting webmaster, or secondary assignment to related job positions such as a graphic designer and/or Information systems technician. Web development may be a collaborative effort between departments rather than the domain of a designated department.

Web designing means, that a person from web development team (Designer) creates a design for clients needs.

[Lemur]

Put in simple terms

Web Designers are the artists. They typically make graphics for skins, banners, ads, and otherwise.

Web Developers are the programmers. They work on backend code like CMS and other such scripts.

Web Author is what I tend to call the writers.

The real difference though is that developer pay checks are ridiculously higher on average and most of them can at least do decent design.

[Mercurial]

I hate opening topics, so I'll ask here.

Regarding the web developer call, what is the standard nowdays regarding script languages? How many scripting languages is an average web developer comfortable working with? 1-3 ? 4-6 ? For example if a company is looking for a web developer with the knowledge of ... lets say PHP, and you are fluent with ASP... I guess thats a no, uh ? I'm really thin on this topic so don't go hard on me

[Lemur]

XHTML/CSS/Javascript, PHP/SQL

[dsherohman]

Kein, on 06 March 2010 - 01:25 PM, said:

However, among web professionals, "web development" usually refers to the main non-design aspects of building web sites: writing markup and coding. Web development can range from developing the simplest static single page of plain text to the most complex web-based internet applications, electronic businesses, or social network services.

...which is why I try to discourage the use of the term "web development" in general. Writing HTML/CSS markup and writing software are two completely different skillsets. There is extremely little connection, if any, between the skills required to build "the simplest static single page of plain text" and those involved in "web-based internet applications, electronic businesses, or social network services".

In my experience, "web developer" most often seems to mean "web designer who also knows how to add javascript to the page and maybe do a little light PHP", but it can also mean "seasoned hacker who knows 47 languages and can write a CMS from scratch in his sleep". The term is so broad as to be meaningless.

[Craig328]

Mercurial, on 06 March 2010 - 11:13 PM, said:

what is the standard nowdays regarding script languages? How many scripting languages is an average web developer comfortable working with? 1-3 ? 4-6 ?

Lemur said:

XHTML/CSS/Javascript, PHP/SQL

To that I would expand on merely the last items "PHP/SQL". PHP is common because, well, it's free, has a rather manageable learning curve and is widely deployed. SQL is Structured Query Language and is the language used by MySQL (also free), PostGRE, MS SQL Server and other common database products. Oracle uses a version of SQL (called PL/SQL). You'd want to learn SQL only if you're interested in dynamic content for the sites you build.

As to how many scripting languages, well, that's really a personal opinion. Typically, you'll find that most web apps are coded with a single language. Sometimes that can be expanded to pieces from a second language if the primary lacks a vital feature that the site simply cannot do without. That said, you'll find that most experienced employed developers tend to have a favorite but can also code in a second and sometimes a third language should necessity require it.