Over the last 5 years there has been a lot of development
standards changes yet many companies are stuck developing applications using outdated
standards and technology. The question of the time is how has development
changed? Or rather what current web development principles will help ensure
success?
Owning to answer all these questions, here are a few guidelines
that you must follow when developing modern web applications.
Usability- An
Absolute Necessity
Users expect their web app to be well-designed and
eye-catchy intuitive interfaces. Instead of focusing on the server and
database, focus on providing the best usability. The question is how can you
build applications with good usability? There are three steps that will help
you achieve this.
1. Talk
to the users to understand what they want throughout the entire process, not
just at the beginning.
2. Quick
development cycles ensure website developers to focus on the most important features first.
3. Use
analytics to measure user behaviour and see if these matches to give you
indisputable data.
Application Programming Interfaces = Enhance Functionality
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) let developers
build applications that include data from other applications. Business logic
and data is more and more being consumed via web APIs so as to ensure that the
end user experience isn’t hampered by its changes or outages. In order to avoid
that, hide them behind a facade API layer on the server which also allows for
payload optimization and shared caching.
Use of
Well-Established Technologies
If you develop a new business application using a brand new
language, well great! But most often unpopular language may or may not work
well with existing technologies. Instead stick with established technologies
like Php Application Development which
is widely implemented by millions of clients elsewhere.
Importance of Open
Architecture
Unlike closed architecture, Open Source Web Development
provides complete flexibility to choose the technology that best suits your needs,
integrating easily with other software and services.
Summing up, trends come and go. Would you like to add
anything to that list? If so, I’d love to hear it in the comments.
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