Thursday, January 20, 2011

Overview of Web Application Development

Developing software requires proper planning and a well structured approach. This process is also called as application development. It involves creating a small computer program or a combination of many programs. Application development helps the company to withstand tough competition in the market. It is very important that all the businesses systems are responsive. Various cost-effective applications help a company to achieve their business goals. Easy maintenance of accounts is the best advantage of application development.


Web application development has been very useful in Search Engine Optimization. The web application development consists of web applications which include web designing, e-commerce development and all other activities that can be assessed over internet. It is broken down into 'tiers'. Each tier has a specific function. Three tier applications are most commonly used. Browser based interface is necessary for various web applications. Web browser applications may combine Microsoft office with Google Docs. All the web applications require compatible browsers. Most of the web applications are not open source. Security is also another major issue associated with web applications. There are many privacy issues so that the company can keep a track of all the activities of clients through internet. Web applications do not require much of the disk space as the latest updates are automatically delivered to the clients. Web applications are designed in such a way, so that they are compatible with most of the operating systems. Nowadays, web access is provided to the softwares, which were earlier distributed as local applications.
Web development is very popular in India. So, most of the offshore companies have started outsourcing to India for web application development. The functionality of the web application program is controlled by the respective company. They can add new features whenever they wish to. Healthy competition exists among various companies. Features of all the applications are improved and updated regularly in order to attract more customers.
Offshore software development is an old and very successful phenomenon. Initially selected parts of the software development process were outsourced by various companies.

web application development industry has experienced many changes in the last decade. Continuous improvement has been observed in this field. Outsourcing of application development is commonly observed nowadays. The programming skills of the software developer are simply outstanding. A good developer must be aware about the customer requirements and various compliance issues. Outsourcing to India has been increased in past few years.