It is common knowledge that technology is a fast developing industry and, when it comes to the online world, technology seems to be growing even faster. But how do the web developers who need to use and understand these new technologies stay up to date? Many developers do not even know where to start, but by following these handy tips you rest assured you will be on top of your game.

Are you new to the web development and design scene? If so, you may have been asked what your budget is when requesting quotes from web development companies. You can be forgiven for thinking that this is a trick question designed to coerce you out of your hard-earned funds, but believe it or not, there actually are two good reasons why a developer will ask you for your budget.
 

If you know someone who works in the web development industry, you may have been subjected to moaning and groaning about how much they loathe Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser. But have you ever wondered why this is?

There are a few web development best practices that apply to writing URLs for your site. These include keeping the URL short and easy to remember, optimising it for SEO and making sure that it is readable for humans and computers. The first step to writing the URLs for your web development is choosing the domain name for your whole site.

With the concern for our effects on the environment growing on a daily basis, it is important to raise awareness of all the areas of our daily lives that produce carbon emissions. Most people would not have thought that surfing the internet could produce greenhouse gases, but the reality of the situation is that it does and ‘green’ web development can help reduce this.