There are a lot of terms used to describe web design/development that many people new to the industry may be confused by:
- HTML: HTML is the programming language that the web is built on. It is used to describe your content so that your web browser can understand it better.
- CSS: CSS is another programming language. It dictates how a website looks. It decides where elements are positioned on the screen, how big they are and what colour.
- JavaScript: JavaScript is a computer language that is used for interactive behaviour on the web. Menus that appears as you hover over them, sections of content than slide up and/or down or examples of the uses of JavaScript.
- jQuery: jQuery is a JavaScript framework. It’s a way of writing JavaScript that makes it easier for a web developer. jQuery is the probably most popular way to write JavaScript at present. Other frameworks include Dojo and MooTools.
- wireframes: wireframes are a little like blue prints for a website. They are black and white models of how the website should behave. They may be printed on paper or interactive. Designers supply clients with wireframes as a way to get clients to appreciate that how the website will work and the information that is displayed on the website is often far more important than its graphical presentation.
- copy: Copy is the text used on your website – it includes headlines, the main textual content of the page is called the body copy. A copywriter is someone who writes copy.
