Web Development advances in 2018
Web development is a dynamic field, and everything is in a state of flux. Web Development always keeps changing, and 2018 is no different. The user is the king, and his expectations are sky high. The content must be accessible anywhere and in the shortest time by all devices including mobile devices. To make this possible every day new programming languages and platforms are being created. Different add-on is becoming compatible, and real-time apps are the order of the day.
The top 7 web development trend
Vue JS is getting more accepted
VueJS was created in 2014 and has steadily climbed the popularity ratings. It is quick and also one of the lightest frameworks. VueJS was created by Evan You in 2014 and is not backed by the prominent Whigs of the field, like “React” which is supported by FaceBook and Angular by Google.
Describing his creation, Evan said that Vue.js. is an open source for building web interfaces using MVVM data bindings with a straightforward API. Documentation is available in Chinese, and thus it is prevalent in China. Its clientele includes Expedia, Alibaba, Nintendo, and GitLab.
Functional Programming benefits from Javascript improvements
Functional Programming (FP) has been in the offing in the past, but the impact will be felt more in 2018 just because it explains the path of creating software which is based on fundamental principles. Functional code is more conventional, and some say much simpler than object-oriented code and is easy to test. Functional programming principles and concepts help developers break down complex programs into simpler functional units
Extensions are more compatible
Extensions which work on Browsers like Chrome, Firefox have been available for years and are getting more and more compatible. Browser Extensions are created using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. They add new features and changes appearances or contents of the browser.
Real-Time Web Apps are better accepted
Real-time web apps, based on web sockets are not a new development and had been around for years. However, their importance is being realized more today. Quick interactions and real-time web apps are providing on the need to share information instantly, and for this reason, it is getting more and more popular.
Progressive Web Apps
Progressive web apps are web apps with the functionality and design of mobile apps. Earlier the contents and web designs for mobiles were secondary. However, today developers are trying to give the mobile feel to desktop websites for the mobile users.
Mastering Mobile Web Development
Mobile traffic is increasing by geometric progression and 2018 is the year of mobile development. Today no one asks the question does your website work on mobile. Instead today they ask, “Does it work well?”. There are many requisites which must be kept in mind while designing websites compatible with mobiles. Navigation is effected with a thumb and today 49 percent of the times we are holding and browsing on our phone.
Material Design
A concept developed by Google to combine visual material and motion. Material Design is a new design trend which will get more popular in coming times.