Web development has facilitated the work of many companies. Not long ago, the existence of any company or investment was tied to the existence of a physical place that determined its presence and location. The engineer would draw the plan, followed by the builder, then the blacksmith, the carpenter, and finally the interior decorator until the building was completed.
Nowadays, the company’s headquarters have become immaterial, and distances no longer govern them. The website developer has become the engineer, builder, and carpenter who designs and constructs the company’s interface, providing easy and accurate access to information.
The answer to this question is: a web developer plans and assembles various multimedia content, data, and elements. They then attach them to internet browsers using programming codes.
If you own a commercial, educational, professional, or any other type of establishment and want to increase your profits and reputation, having a website is the best opportunity for you. This is because it provides you with:
Before we can create anything in any language, we must first master its details and special characters. Similarly, to develop websites, we must master three fundamental and necessary languages before we begin. They are:
1- HTML language: It is the structural language that defines how media and elements are displayed on the website.² It has been adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium as the official language that all web browsers comply with.
2- CSS language: It is the language that gives the website its distinctive design and appearance, which attracts the user. Without it, the website would be just plain text on a white background.³ Therefore, this language is very important in the design process, as it controls the color, size, margins, and fonts of the attached elements.
3- JavaScript language: It is an easy-to-use and interactive programming language developed from Java. It is used to provide dynamic and interactive features to the website, as it responds to user interaction by changing the layout of the content on the web page.⁴
In addition to these languages, familiarity with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) skills and learning User Experience (UX) skills and applying them is necessary. As for learning these skills, there are free courses provided by the Edraak platform that you can participate in online.
1- Khamsat.
2- Ikhedmah.
3- Mahrati.
4- Picalica.
Many professional developers have emerged in this field, including Yaron Schoen, Mike Kus, and others.⁵
As for Obadah, he is a volunteer in the Uplifting Syrian Women initiative and is responsible for the initiative’s website. He shares his experience with us: “My journey began with the WordPress platform, which allows people to develop websites. At first, my knowledge of this platform was modest, so I enrolled in a course to learn how to work with it. I won’t deny that it was difficult at first, with many strange and specialized terms, but I was determined to finish it by the end. When I finished, I noticed that I had improved significantly, and this experience was a qualitative leap in my professional life.
I advise people interested in this field to start working on the WordPress platform because it saves a lot of effort and is cost-effective. In addition, it is broad in scope, and I also advise them to learn programming languages such as CSS, JavaScript, and PHP. The website development field requires following and keeping up with the latest updates and developments, and addressing common mistakes that are likely to occur. In addition, learning from the experiences of others and working to avoid them in the future.
I learned from my experience not to give up no matter what specialty I learn, and I realized that it will be a key to many fields in the future. We live in the age of the Internet and artificial intelligence. Therefore, we must keep up with these changes and constantly develop ourselves and our experiences in order to obtain better opportunities in the future.”
Supervision: Obadah Tarazi- Website developer at the USW Initiative.
For contact and inquiries: obadabodi@gmail.com
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References:
[1] Digits Mark
[2] Motabar
[3] Naqrah
[4] Amazon
[5] Look in MENA