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WHAT IS WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT?
~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). "web development" usually refers to the main non-design aspects of building web sites: writing markup and coding. For larger organizations and businesses, 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.

THE HISTORY OF WEB. DEV'T


The history of the Internet is short, but so much has changed within that time. It has radically changed how we live our lives. More importantly, the internet has created thousands of jobs that did not exist a decade ago. These include jobs in SEO marketing, online telemarketing, freelance writing, blogging and of course, in web design. Although web design has only been with us in the past few decades, it has become a large part of our lives. We couldn�t imagine the internet without its animated graphics, fancy text, cool backgrounds, and background music. How did all these come to be?

1ST GENERATION
The Hypertext concept was created by Ted Nelson during the 60s, but it was used only several decades after. In the 1980s, Tim Berners-Lee invented the Internet and used the hypertext coding language. The World Wide Web came into being in 1994. HTML was the only coding language for web design back then, and back then there wasn�t much freedom when it comes to design. Because of this, the �early web designers� could only create simple layouts, text, tables and links with little or no graphics. Consider this as the �Bronze Age� of Web Design. Even if web sites were not design-centered back then, developers were already thinking about how they can make their sites more visually appealing. The W3C or World Wide Web Consortium was created to prevent large companies from monopolizing web design code. If only one company is able to control web coding and design, the story of internet and web design would have been different. Until now, W3C is still responsible for governing the coding techniques, rules and guidelines up to this day. The W3C also updates web designers to any changes they will make. It is important for designers to follow the guidelines set by the body so that the site will work cohesively in search engines and browsers without errors.

e 2ND GENERATION It was during 1992 to 1994 that other developers started adding their own bits of HTML codes. Thus to prevent confusion of the ever-increasing HTML 1 tags, the HTML 2 was born. The internet is faster now, and web designers are now given more HTML capabilities. Coding has become a bit more complicated, and graphics become more frequent.


3rd Generation

In 1995, more HTML tags have emerged and HTML 3 was born. Designers now have an option to use HTML B tables and style sheets. That same year, Microsoft released their own browser, Internet Explorer. During this time, designers have more freedom to customize and beautify their web design. Third generation web sites can now have colorful or patterned backgrounds. They also had animated images, thanks to .gif. Flash is also introduced, which is a fresh breath of air. It changed the whole landscape of web design, from static to dynamic.