What Do You Do As a Web Developer?
Web developers need a combination of graphic design skills and technical computer skills that will allow them to create particular designs on web pages. In addition to looking nice, websites need to be functional and secure. It is the responsibility of web developers to create such sites that meet the requirements of employers or clients. Web developers often are implementing ideas that others may have even those others lack the technical know-how to turn those ideas into an actual, functional website.
Web Developer Duties & Responsibilities
This job generally requires the ability to do the following work:
- Graphic design
- Know HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and other relevant web design coding languages
- Collaborate
- Present design specs
- Troubleshoot website problems
- Maintain and update websites
- Stay up-to-date on technology
Web developers build and shape visitors’ experiences at websites. They do this through the creation of page layouts (headings and paragraphs), website styling (colors and fonts), and page features (animations and pictures). Interactive features, such as submitting online payments securely, are a necessary feature of ecommerce sites.
Web developers work closely with project managers and designers to ensure that final products adhere to predetermined budgets, scope, and designs. Web developers sometimes need to be able to show employers or clients a prototype of a website to help them understand what the finished product will be.
