The world of web development is still very confusing. We’ve even heard people call it a ‘black art’. So, when you need help turning your ideas and designs into a high-quality website or web application, how do you know who to trust to make it happen?
The purpose of this post is to share some important points that make a good web development company and help you understand what kind of questions development companies ask.
This is going to be a very opinionated post and we make no apologies for it. If you do not agree with anything, we would like to discuss it further.
Now work on the post. Below are the main areas we look for and what to look for in a web development company.
Ability to perform front-end and back-end development
Don’t specialize in one back technique.
Best practices should be followed.
Understanding of marketing strategies around projects
Allocates time for research and development.
There is a rigorous testing process, including automated testing.
Changes
Use source control.
Ability to perform front-end and back-end development
We don’t subscribe to the idea of front-end and back-end developers. It’s like a plumber who installs the pipes and leaves the bathtub, shower, sink, and toilet to someone else.
There is a difference between web developers and web designers, we have completely different thought processes, but the distinction between front end and back end is not true. To be a good web designer, you need to understand the entire development cycle and be able to participate in a project from start to finish. There is a lot to learn from working with different technologies, but we will continue to do so.
Don’t specialize in one back technique.
There are good technologies suitable for web development, including Ruby on Rails, ASP.Net and PHP (and others). They all have their strengths and weaknesses, and none are perfect. A good web development company should be flexible in the technologies they use so that they use what suits their clients’ needs.
The main reason we spend our time learning with so many technologies is to choose the pages we like. Over the years, league members have taken the best parts of each technology and developed best practices that can be used on all platforms.
Best practices should be followed.
The key to being a good web developer is not the technology you use, but the best practices you follow. As technology advances in our rapidly evolving industry, best practices will remain, or at least evolve. If you have a good foundation, you can easily move forward with time and technology.
So what are these best practices we’re talking about? Below are some important points we follow.
Writing Semantic HTML
Adhere to web standards for all front-end coding.
Automatic front-end and back-end code checking
Using the MVC framework
Understanding of marketing strategies around projects
Many times we’ve heard the complaint that web designers don’t think about the marketing strategy of a project. This is something developers usually don’t think about. well if they don’t think about the “big picture” how can they advise their clients and help them make the right decisions (sorry we know that scary phrase, we’re not talking about it right now). happened). If the developer works blindly, they are not providing any service to the customer, they are just meat puppets.
The most important question a developer can ask is “Why?”. Take the time to fully understand the client’s needs and provide advice without understanding the client’s web development. Make the growth cycle a two-way conversation.
Allocates time for research and development.
The web industry is a very fast moving industry. Things happen in the blink of an eye. A good web development company allocates time every week for developers to review new trends and technologies. It’s true that some of these trends and technologies are dead, but you won’t know it until you see it.
If you want to know if a web development company knows their stuff, ask what developers have been looking for lately. You don’t need to understand what they say, just keep them in mind and look online to see if the company is following the latest trends.
R&D is the most important time every week for a developer. If developers aren’t prepared, the solutions they make become stagnant and quickly become obsolete. As a customer, do you need an old solution before you start working?
