Web Application Development: Mistakes to Avoid

1. Web Application Development: Mistakes to Avoid With web development trends and technologies evolving with time, it’s often overwhelming to keep up. And often, major mistakes occur that affect the potential of the web application. Today, we will discuss some of the common mistakes in web application development that you can easily avoid. Let’s get started. Common Mistakes in Web App Development and How to Avoid Mistake 1: Using Templates There are lots of templates available on the web. All of them have some predesigned elements and they may not fit unique business requirements.

2. For instance, you may want to add specific buttons at the centre of your webpage, make a chart, include some interactive button on the site, and so on. All these demand you to customize the website. It’s important to customize a web app in order to stand out from the crowd. You can check your competitors’ sites or conduct A/B testing for several times to ensure that the web app is optimized for the users’ preference. Mistake 2: Insufficient Input Validation Validating user input both on the client and the server side is a must. Only HTML and JavaScript validations are not adequate for user input validation. For instance, users often make the mistake of filling in the wrong information, say incomplete mobile number or email address without ‘@’. Incorrect data submission leads to a failed attempt at finding information or executing a task. Therefore, it’s important to help them rectify the mistake. Front-end validation is necessary here to prevent them from making such errors. The latest frameworks offer excellent validation rules that are easy to code and ensure flawless user input. Also, it is a good practice to share validators between the frontend and backend. It can be done by authoring the validator as an independent element using Bit and subsequently, sharing it on Bit.dev. Since shared components are independently consumed and maintained, it is easier to create a sync between the client and server sides. Mistake 3: Cross Browser and Device Incompatibility With time, the craze of accessing a web app from different browsers and devices is increasing. Gone are the days when you could expect to build an app that is compatible with devices like desktop, laptop, and smartphone, and browsers like Chrome. With the rise of IoT, many use different devices like smartwatch, refrigerators, smart TV, etc., and browsers like Firefox, Safari, and others to access a web app. Therefore, you need to pay attention to creating a responsive web app that seamlessly works on multiple devices and browsers. You can use cloud testing platforms that allow you to quickly test the site on different browsers and

3. devices. You can find HTML and CSS issues that cause breakage in any specific browser and resolve the issues. You can also add vendor-specific codes. Mistake 4: Not Keeping Scope for Scalability These days, the demand for building MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) has significantly increased. With these, the entrepreneurs can share their app idea in the market and test its efficacy. It’s a mistake to take scalability for granted. Selecting a scalable web server and database and separating the app layer on an independent scalable server is not adequate. You need to take multiple elements into account so as to avoid rewriting significant parts of the app layer later. Pay attention to aspects like database storage, load balancing, web server, session state servers, profile images, etc. You need to implement a file synchronization service or strategize other workarounds to ensure that the files are spread across the web server. We know it’s a lot of hard work. Consider engaging dynamic web development services to create a full-proof app. Mistake 6: Unoptimized for Users’ Internet Connectivity Usually, development and testing are conducted in a local network environment. Such development ecosystem has high internet connectivity. It often leads to overlooking the bandwidth usage. You need to take the users’ internet connectivity into account. Many users may still use 3G connections to access your web app. Is the app optimized for them? Here is a checklist to optimize your bandwidth usage. Optimizing image size and resolution Server side HTTP compression Minifying CSS Minifying JavaScript Mistake 7: Overuse of Libraries Relying too much on the libraries will increase the bundle size and extend the app development time. Eventually, it will also increase page loading speed. Therefore, be careful before adding too many npm packages to the web app.

4. This is when hiring experienced website developers come into your assistance. The developers will write custom codes as required. Also, while selecting a library, pay attention to the GitHub ratings and last commit date. An unmaintained library may bring security threats to your web app. Mistake 8: Ignoring SEO With business owners rushing to bring their websites to the first SERP and drive more visibility and traffic, SEO is a crucial consideration in web development these days. Here are a few things you may want to keep in check: Enhanced loading speed Crawlable site architecture W3C validated coding Image alt tags Interlinking on the page content No duplicate content Optimized metadata However, remember that maintaining on-page SEO practices during web development is not enough for enhancing the rank of a web app. It’s important to engage professional SEO services to execute off-page SEO practices regularly. Wrapping Up Paying attention to these elements will help you to build a web app without any hassle. If you still find it challenging, it’s better to engage professional web application development services from a reputed company. The experienced developers will not make these mistakes and streamline the development process. Resource: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/web-application-development-mistakes-avoid-raju- chakraborty ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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