web developer

Internet site creator

A web developer builds and maintains websites.

The role ranges from front-end work—what users see and interact with—to back-end systems that handle data and server logic.

Full-stack developers do both.

She's a web developer at a tech startup.

The field emerged with the internet and continues evolving with new frameworks and tools.

frontend

HTML

Web page code

  • CSSWeb presentation language
  • JavaScriptWeb programming language
  • ReactFrontend JavaScript framework

Angular · Vue · responsive design · user interface · accessibility · cross-browser · AJAX · wireframe · prototype · DOM

backend

database

Organized digital information collection

  • serverOne who attends tables
  • APISoftware communication standard
  • PythonLarge nonvenomous squeezer

Ruby · PHP · Java · SQL · NoSQL · Node.js · middleware · authentication · scalability · microservices

fullstack

integration

Combining into a whole

DevOps · testing · debugging · agile · scrum · code review · documentation · stack · workflow · Docker

design

UI

Interaction design abbreviation

  • UXUser interaction design
  • layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
  • typographyArranging letters for display

color scheme · wireframe · mockup · Figma · usability · navigation · visual hierarchy · branding · prototype · user research

career

portfolio

Collected works or assets

junior · senior · tech lead · interview · whiteboard · side project · client · agency · startup · contractor

tools

GitHub

Web-based code hosting service

linter · debugger · Sublime · containerization · Jira · Slack · Trello

Categories
Opposites
digital vs. physical creation

web developercarpenter

Timber construction tradesperson

construction worker · blacksmith · builder · craftsman · bricklayer

building vs. destroying digital presence

web developerhacker

Unauthorized system accessor

cybervandal · cyberattacker · script kiddie

technical implementation vs. visual design

web developerweb designer

Creates online visual interfaces

UX designer · UI designer · graphic designer · art director

Family

develop, development, webbed, developer, webbing, redevelop, developmental, weblike, redeveloper

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G