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Among Web professionals, "Web development" usually refers to the main non-design aspects of building Web sites: writing [[Markup language|markup]] and [[Computer programming|coding]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Campbell |first=Jennifer |title=Web Design: Introductory |publisher=Cengage Learning |year=2017 |pages=27}}</ref> Web development may use [[content management system]]s (CMS) to make content changes easier and available with basic technical skills.

For larger organizations and businesses, Web development teams can consist of hundreds of people ([[Web developer]]s) and follow standard methods like [[Agile software development|Agile methodologies]] while developing Web sites.<ref name="Techopedia.com" /> Smaller organizations may only require a single permanent or contracting developer, or secondary assignment to related job positions such as a [[graphic designer]] or [[information systems]] technician. Web development may be a collaborative effort between departments rather than the ___domain of a designated department. There are three kinds of Web developer specialization: [[Front-end Web development|front-end developer]], back-end developer, and [[full-stack developer]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Northwood |first=Chris |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vvd6DwAAQBAJ&q=%22full+stack+Web+development%22+-wikipedia |title=The Full Stack Developer: Your Essential Guide to the Everyday Skills Expected of a Modern Full Stack Web Developer |date=2018-11-19 |publisher=Apress |isbn=978-1-4842-4152-3 |language=en}}</ref> Front-end developers are responsible for behavior and visuals that run in the user browser, while back-end developers deal with the servers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discover The Difference Between Front-End Vs. Back-End Developer – Forbes Advisor |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/front-end-vs-back-end-developer |date=May 30, 2023 |website=forbes.com |language=en}}</ref> Since the [[commercialization]] of the Web, the industry has boomed and has become one of the most used technologies ever.

== Evolution of the World Wide Web and web development ==

=== Origin/ Web 1.0 ===

[[Tim Berners-Lee]] created the [[World Wide Web]] in 1989 at CERN.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=A short history of the Web |url=https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web/short-history-web |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=CERN |language=en}}</ref>

The primary goal in the development of the Web was to fulfill the automated information-sharing needs of academics affiliated with institutions and various global organizations. Consequently, [[HTML]] was developed in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WebD2: A Brief History of HTML |url=https://www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/webd2/student/unit1/module3/html_history.html#:~:text=The%20first%20version%20of%20HTML,official%20standard%20in%20December%201999. |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.washington.edu}}</ref>

Web 1.0 is described as the first [[paradigm]] wherein users could only view material and provide a small amount of information.<ref name="Soni-2023">{{Cite journal |last1=Soni |first1=Anuj |last2=Gupta |first2=Sachin |last3=Talwandi |first3=Navjot Singh |date=September 2023 |title=Evolution Of Web Technologies in Recent Years |url=https://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309347.pdf |journal=Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research |volume=10 |issue=9 |issn=2349-5162}}</ref> Core protocols of web 1.0 were [[HTTP]], HTML and [[Uniform Resource Identifier|URI]].<ref name="Jazayeri-2007">{{Cite book |title=Future of Software Engineering (FOSE '07) |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4221621 |access-date=2023-11-30 |doi=10.1109/fose.2007.26 |date=2007 |last1=Jazayeri |first1=Mehdi |chapter=Some Trends in Web Application Development |pages=199–213 |isbn=978-0-7695-2829-8 |s2cid=7279594 }}</ref>

=== Web 2.0 ===

[[Web 2.0]], a term popularised by [[Dale Dougherty]], then vice president of O'Reilly, during a 2004 conference with Media Live, marks a shift in internet usage, emphasizing interactivity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Web 2.0 |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/web20.html |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.paulgraham.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-12-28 |title=How Web 2.0 Works |url=https://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-20.htm |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=HowStuffWorks |language=en-us}}</ref>

Web 2.0 introduced increased user engagement and communication. It evolved from the static, read-only nature of Web 1.0 and became an integrated network for engagement and communication. It is often referred to as a user-focused, read-write online network.<ref name="Soni-2023" />