6. Development

Web development is the technical part of building a website. We don't involve you too much at this stage. You are busy enough, and you have hired us to design and develop the website, and that's what we do. In short, the design is cut up and put into code. Beware, though, there is bloated error-strewn code, and there is high quality, streamlined code. We lean heavily towards the latter.

JavaScript

Today, JavaScript allows for many things and extra features such as 3D scenes, animation, photo galleries, enhanced features and much more. We firmly believe your site's content should appear with JavaScript disabled. Generally, JavaScript makes for better websites. Unfortunately, it's overused by web developers. Frameworks initially used for quick prototyping and proof of concept have snuck into live websites. As web developers in Aberdeen, we can say this will be an issue. They may work, but when things go wrong, the developer or team has little idea of how they work, which means big issues with adding features, correcting errors, and fixing bugs.

For a business website with a few sections, JavaScript shouldn't have to be used to get to the content. Content should be created with HTML and CSS to be used in as many different devices and browsers as possible. HTML and CSS were built for structure and styling; that's what content is; there is no need for some JavaScript-reliant solution to deliver the content.

Progessive Enhancement

We use a progressive enhancement mindset, meaning you start with base content and build up from there. This means your website is loads incredibly quickly and can be accessed easily from mobile devices.

Accessibility is another area we focus on in web development. Accessibility is about making the website available to as many people as possible. That includes people with disabilities, impairments and physical limitations. An example would be someone who has only one arm or one arm in a sling. Using the website with just a keyboard is a necessity in this scenario. We make our websites inclusive to as many people as possible.

No tech talk

You may be thinking What a lot of gobly gook above? Don't fret - We tend not to involve you, the client, with too much tech talk. Progressive enhancement and JavaScript are generally further than we go with you in a conversation around web development. You just want a beautiful website that is high in the search engines and gets results, and that's what we do.