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Being a great web developer is more design and coding

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finn pierson
Being a great web developer is more design and coding

Web development is a fun career and it fits many people. It is located in the land between strict logic and reason of the programmer and the creativity and passion for design of the artist. As a web developer you are doing, or if you are not yet a finished developer will be doing, both logical puzzles and unleashing your inner artist. It is fun and a great choice of a career!

The different kinds of web development

There are many different kinds of web development processes and hence many types of web developers. In smaller projects the web developer is usually expected to take on different roles and be part code writer and part designer. On bigger projects the roles are usually more defined and someone will be in control of the code that goes under the hood and someone else will be the designer while a third person is in charge of managing the whole process.

 

There is usually not a great deal of difference in the web developers when they are fresh out of school even though some schools are allowing for more specialization e.g. more design classes if the student wants to focus on the design part of web design. But more typical is that the students start branching off and specializing when entering the workforce and this is arguably the better way of doing it since it allows the web developer time and opportunity to try the different sides of web development in a real setting in a real office before making a decision that could potentially have lifelong consequences.

How to become an even better web developer

There are some things that are common for great web developers and the following are some things to consider when trying to improve a web developer resume:

 

Specialize

As mentioned above it is not necessary to specialize right away actually the opposite. To try a few different things first before becoming set in one’s way is usually a good idea but after a while one wants to specialize. There are many people out there who can be decent web developers but if one wants to stand out and become great focus on one area and master it is key. This does not mean that one masters something once and then are set, web development is under constant evolution and growth so if one wants to specialize in e.g. coding it will take continually staying on top of the development and going to seminars and conventions to always try to understand the latest in the field one specializes in.

 

Try to see the other side

If one is designing it can be hard to understand what the coders on the project are going through but if one tries to at least have a basic understanding of the challenges of the coding part it will make the project run more smoothly by e.g. be able to ask the coders the right questions in the right way.

 

Be a people person 

Many people think that development especially if one goes into the coding side of things is a one man show but nothing can be further from the truth. If one wants to be the best there is it will take a lot of soft skills as well, meaning be able to talk to the clients in a way that they appreciate and getting the points across it is a skill that many people lack and if mastered it will set one apart from the crowd.

 

To be the best web developer one can be one has to have an open mind and always try to understand clients and coworkers as well as never get tired or learning new things about one’s own specialization. Once one manages to do all of these things one is on a good path to becoming a great web developer. 

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