- Web development refers to creating a website or web application for a person or organization, from the scratch, catering to their specific requirements. Contrary to Open Source Development (CMS Development), custom web development offers following benefits:
- Build unique websites, in terms of visuals and functionality.
- Creating front-end, and if the site is dynamic, the back-end with latest proprietary or open standard technologies.
- Increased website loading speed.
- Implement custom security features and protocols.
- Overcome scalability and flexibility constraints due to underlying architecture by designing and implementing one’s own.
- Creating custom functionality on the website for the users.
When designing a custom website, no templates are used and all the functionality is designed and implemented from the scratch. This gives the creator the power to achieve the exact look and feel of the site and make the objects interact with the user in the exact way the creator wants to, thus, providing unique functionality as well. Furthermore, in creating custom website, the creator can choose from the technologies required for the task and thus, can ensure speed and reliability for the service. Additionally, the creator also can choose from a wide array of security options such as implementing an API, or using a middleware, or perhaps creating a whole new standard by themselves as per the demand of the service. Also, when creating a website for a specific set of requirements, the provision of scalability, flexibility, and inter-operability can be handled accordingly. The only downside for custom web development is that since the requirements are unique and no pre-defined templates are used, time and cost tend to increase. Also, if the implantation is complex, maintenance becomes an arduous task. One other popular solution for custom web development, for small projects, is to pick up a template and make modifications to the visuals and functionality as required.