Top Trends in Web Development in 2021
Tags: webdev, javascript, sql, php
Published: 2020-10-08 07:13:58

We are used to trends being things that come and go and won’t stand the test of time, or are extremely relevant only at that moment.
But the fact is that trends are here because they are the things that are causing the most impact in any given industry at the moment.
# 1. Fundamentals

Although this might not be considered a “trend”, fundamentals of web development such as CSS, HTML, and JavaScript are completely necessary to start branching off into more complicated frameworks/libraries and languages. They simply cannot be ignored.

# 2. Frameworks / Libraries

​Jquery, React, Django, Flask is all great libraries and frameworks to use in web development. When I first started using Libraries and Frameworks my life changed. No longer did I need to code completely from scratch, other great people have already solved that problem and I can reuse their code. Making it a time-saver for me as well as teaching me the correct way to implement syntax or order in my code.

# 3. Website Performance / Optimization

Have you ever stared at a loading bar of a website and had the urge to just leave because it hasn’t loaded? That is one of the main reasons that people bounce off of websites. Image Loading and short response times are important for any website. An AMAZING tool to use is Google Lighthouse, which helps you optimize your site by giving you a list of tasks to execute and even shows you how to implement them to improve your website’s performance!

# 4. No SQL Databases

No SQL Databases were developed in the late 2000s with a focus on scaling, faster queries and allowing frequent changes in and out of a database. Making the job for developers a bit easier. SQL Databases are Relational databases developed in the late ’70s with a focus on reducing duplicate storage. Although they do tend to have a rigid and complex structure to them making them costly when scaling vertically.

# 5. Chatbots and AI

Customer support is an important part of any business. Many huge companies such as Youtube don’t count with a human touchpoint for customer support due to the number of users on these platforms. For that reason implementing Chatbots and AI in different scenarios, will help businesses’ websites scale and help their users get questions answered, as well as providing a solution-oriented experience.
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​Artificial Intelligence is implemented in different ways inside of websites. One of the most useful ways I personally see on my day to day is seeing how websites like Netflix or Youtube can recommend me content that I’d be more prone to watch and consume. These companies have developed algorithms that let them put personalized content on your feed for you to access the content you are really interested in. This has started to become a standard for most websites as websites that don’t count this in seem a little bit outdated.

Phew… There you have it. Now you have the trends, it’s time for you to use them.
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If instead of facilitating your experience on a website, they make it more complex, and you don’t see a positive impact, I would not call it an effective TREND.

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