The use of internet and websites has been a part of our daily routine for decades. With the evolvement of internet and various technologies, the trends in web development are also emerging rapidly and continously. The advancements in AI and such other technologies has changed the way of our interaction with websites when compared to what it was like few years ago. This has also revolutionalized the process of developing website such as the users requirements now involves convenience, personalized experiences, and customization more than ever before. Hence, being a developer requires you not only to have knowledge about writing code but also to keep up to date with ongoing web development trends.
In this post, we will discuss some state of the art web development trends. These trends are listed below:
- Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- AI Chatbot
- Voice Search Optimization
- Motion UI
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)
Progressive web application (PWA) is a type of application software that is currently being developed using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, WebAssembly or Angular. It works on any device like desktop or mobile with a normal browser. Although the technology is not the latest one, however their latest iteration will replace web apps for good. The software helps to load websites in negligible time as well as works offline in apps like Google Maps.
Because of its ability to provide high quality user experience, PWAs has gained popularity since past years and is still topic of interest in upcoming years. The technology also provides other advantages such as reduced website development costs, fast installation, seamless maintenance for the provider and automatic updating features.
Internet of Things (IoT)
IoT is one of the current trends in web development. It involves constant transfering of data over a network of internet enabled devices without human involvement. The IoT systems collects huge amount of data from sensors and processed to transfer through cloud networks. Web developers are normally involved in the development of applications that use, analyse and display the device’s data. The technology enables advanced communication between different operational models and website layouts.
The smart ecosystem provides wide range of benefits such as providing timely and accurate results with regards to the data transfer. The ability to automate processes increase efficiency and reduce costs. It enables developers to obtain more insights into data, analyze customer behavior and improve overall user experience.
AI Chatbot
AI chatbot uses natural language processing and machine learning techniques to understand user’s command and provide human like experience of solving problems. The technology can easily be integrated into a regular websites and PWAs. They are aimed to respond to customers problem regarding a product or service, answer FAQs, provide quick answers in an emergency as well as resolve complaints.
Because of their accuracy and usability, AI chatbots are a trend considered to be a worthy long term investment. Many prominent B2C companies already serve their customers with AI chatbots. The technology is implemented using various information retrieval, NLP and machine learning models. Thus backend developers having expertise related languages like Java, R, and Python can have a whole host of opportunities.
Voice Search Optimization
Voice search optimization refers to the process of optimizing web pages to appear in voice search. The technology was first introduced by Google in 2011. In the following years, the unprecedented market growth by development of such systems resulted an increase in the popularity of voice search technology. According to Grand View Research analysis, the popularity of this technology is predicted to continue to grow rapidly in the upcoming years.
The technology has grown so much that by the coming year, these devices will be able to recognize the voices of different people and provide a personalized AI-based experience. In the field of web development, the latest innovations are voice-activated self-standing devices, and voice optimization for apps and websites. According to estimates, there will be 8 billion digital voice assistants in use by 2023. The massive growth will impact how voice search optimization will become unavoidable in the list of latest web development technologies.
Motion UI
Motion UI has gained popularity because of its ability to provide faster and interactive digital experience. The technology refers to a front-end framework that enables developers to build fully responsive websites and mobile applications. The developers can use predefined motions within a native app setting and can develop an element slide, spin, bounce, transition, and more. It is a new design approach that makes digital products more intuitive and user friendly.
The compatibility of motion UI with various web technologies is another factor for it to be still the talk of the town. The predefined motions it provides can be added anywhere on a website most commonly in the header, footer, and menus. Although the framework gained momentum back in 2018, however with the help of SASS libraries, technology has become more accessible thus making it one of the leading web development trends in 2023.
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