The Basics of Web Development

By Sabbir Hossain

The Basics of Web Development

Web development is the art and science of building websites and web applications. Whether you want to build a personal blog, an e-commerce store, or the next big social network, it all starts with the same core technologies.

1. What is Web Development?

At its simplest, web development means creating content and features that live on the internet and can be accessed via a web browser. It has two broad sides:

  • Frontend Development: what users see and interact with.
  • Backend Development: the logic and databases behind the scenes.

2. Core Frontend Technologies

HTML

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the backbone of every web page. It defines the structure of your content:

<h1>Welcome to My Website</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph of text.</p>