WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Web App Development! In 2022! Like many other applications, web apps must be written specifically to run within a web browser. You can say that web app development is more or less the cool little brother of web development. Web development is why you’re on this very web page, but web app development is how all this got written in the first place. Both are important, but knowing the difference will help you understand what web app development is as well as whether or not it sounds like a good idea for your business.

Web app development is an activity of building web applications. Web applications are accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The web application delivers content from a website and performs online business—it's software that runs on the internet. Businesses use web apps to engage users with responsive, interactive experiences.

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What Is a Web Application?

What is a web application? A web app is simply a web site that includes an interactive element. These are used by businesses, news outlets or companies who want to share something with the public. In its simplest form, this can be something like a contact form for customers. At the other end of the spectrum, you can find games and social networks in this category of online apps.

Web apps are applications that run on a web server and not in an installed executable file. Unlike websites, web apps have the ability to use JavaScript to make changes directly to the web browser without communicating with the web server. Web apps usually have a database and complex code base, so they take more time to build and require more ongoing maintenance than static websites.

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Difference between a Web App and a Website?

Distinguishing one from the other is admittedly nit-picky, but once you start recognizing the difference you’ll see why it matters.

Ironically, learning a bit more about mobile development will be handy for learning about web app development. For instance, do you know the difference between native and hybrid apps?

Native apps are mobile apps that are specifically built for the platforms they run on. In effect, developers must employ native technologies to use them — the Swift programming language for iOS, or the Java programming language for Android.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Web Applications

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Advantages of Web Applications

Web apps are easier for your customers to access, especially when compared to native app downloads. Even better, web apps offer a great way to boost the UX of consumers who prize user engagement when it comes to their web browsing. Today, most modern businesses are looking for ways to increase their users’ engagement levels. After all, a high amount of engagement can help you provide the best experience possible for your customers and can even help you increase profits in the long run. One way that you can provide a better user experience is through the development of a properly designed web application (web app).

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Disadvantages of Web Applications

A disadvantage of web apps is that native technology will always carry an advantage over non-native technologies. Since web apps are not native, they don’t have the same capacity to collaborate effectively with the hardware and operating system of your specific device. As settings like user permissions, files and folders differ from one device to the next, web apps are by definition at a disadvantage.