Editing Web development (section)

== Evolution of the World Wide Web and web development ==

=== Origin/ Web 1.0 ===
[[Tim Berners-Lee]] created the [[World Wide Web]] in 1989 at CERN.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=A short history of the Web |url=https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web/short-history-web |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=CERN |language=en}}</ref>

The primary goal in the development of the Web was to fulfill the automated information-sharing needs of academics affiliated with institutions and various global organizations. Consequently, [[HTML]] was developed in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WebD2: A Brief History of HTML |url=https://www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/webd2/student/unit1/module3/html_history.html#:~:text=The%20first%20version%20of%20HTML,official%20standard%20in%20December%201999. |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.washington.edu}}</ref>

Web 1.0 is described as the first paradigm wherein users could only view material and provide a small amount of information.<ref name="Soni-2023">{{Cite journal |last1=Soni |first1=Anuj |last2=Gupta |first2=Sachin |last3=Talwandi |first3=Navjot Singh |date=September 2023 |title=Evolution Of Web Technologies in Recent Years |url=https://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309347.pdf |journal=Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research |volume=10 |issue=9 |issn=2349-5162}}</ref> Core protocols of web 1.0 were [[HTTP]], HTML and [[Uniform Resource Identifier|URI]].<ref name="Jazayeri-2007">{{Cite book |title=Future of Software Engineering (FOSE '07) |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4221621 |access-date=2023-11-30 |doi=10.1109/fose.2007.26 |date=2007 |last1=Jazayeri |first1=Mehdi |chapter=Some Trends in Web Application Development |pages=199–213 |isbn=978-0-7695-2829-8 |s2cid=7279594 }}</ref>

=== Web 2.0 ===
[[Web 2.0]], a term popularised by [[Dale Dougherty]], then vice president of O'Reilly, during a 2004 conference with Media Live, marks a shift in internet usage, emphasizing interactivity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Web 2.0 |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/web20.html |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.paulgraham.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-12-28 |title=How Web 2.0 Works |url=https://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-20.htm |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=HowStuffWorks |language=en-us}}</ref>

Web 2.0 introduced increased user engagement and communication. It evolved from the static, read-only nature of Web 1.0 and became an integrated network for engagement and communication. It is often referred to as a user-focused, read-write online network.<ref name="Soni-2023" />

In the realm of Web 2.0 environments, users now have access to a platform that encourages sharing activities such as creating music, files, images, and movies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Heather |date=2022-05-01 |title=Web 2.0 Explained: Everything You Need To Know |url=https://history-computer.com/web-2-0/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=History-Computer |language=en-US}}</ref> The architecture of Web 2.0 is often considered the "backbone of the internet," using standardized [[XML]] (Extensible Markup Language) tags to authorize information flow from independent platforms and [[online database]]s.<ref name="Soni-2023" />

=== Web 3.0 ===
Web 3.0, considered the third and current version of the web, was introduced in 2014. The concept envisions a complete redesign of the web. Key features include the integration of [[metadata]], precise information delivery, and improved [[user experience]]s based on preferences, history, and interests.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

Web 3.0 aims to turn the web into a sizable, organized database, providing more functionality than traditional search engines. Users can customize navigation based on their preferences, and the core ideas involve identifying data sources, connecting them for efficiency, and creating user profiles.<ref name="Soni-2023" />

This version is sometimes also known as [[Semantic Web]].<ref>{{Citation |last1=Du |first1=Xiaofeng |title=Semantic Service Description Framework for Address |date=2009 |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-0-387-78578-3_35 |work=Information Systems Development |pages=1033–1045 |editor-last=Barry |editor-first=Chris |access-date=2023-11-30 |place=Boston, MA |publisher=Springer US |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-78578-3_35 |isbn=978-0-387-78577-6 |last2=Song |first2=William |last3=Munro |first3=Malcolm |editor2-last=Lang |editor2-first=Michael |editor3-last=Wojtkowski |editor3-first=Wita |editor4-last=Conboy |editor4-first=Kieran|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

=== Evolution of web development technologies ===
The journey of web development technologies began with simple [[HTML]] pages in the early days of the internet. Over time, advancements led to the incorporation of [[CSS]] for styling and [[JavaScript]] for interactivity. This evolution transformed static websites into dynamic and responsive platforms, setting the stage for the complex and feature-rich web applications we have today.

* Static HTML Pages (1990s)
* Introduction of [[CSS]] (late 1990s)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-17 |title=20 Years of CSS |url=https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS20/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=W3C}}</ref>
* [[JavaScript]] and Dynamic HTML (1990s - early 2000s)<ref>{{Cite web |title=JavaScript History |url=https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_history.asp |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.w3schools.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A brief history of PHP |url=https://ifj.edu.pl/private/krawczyk/php/intro-history.html |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=ifj.edu.pl}}</ref>
* [[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]] (1998)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-06-23 |title= |url=http://www.alexhopmann.com/xmlhttp.htm |access-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623125327/http://www.alexhopmann.com/xmlhttp.htm |archive-date=2007-06-23 }}</ref>
* Rise of [[Content management system]]s (CMS) (mid-2000s)
* [[Mobile web]] (late 2000s - 2010s)
* [[Single-page application]]s (SPAs) and front-end frameworks (2010s)
* [[List of server-side JavaScript implementations|Server-side javaScript]] (2010s)
* [[Microservices]] and [[API|API-driven development]] (2010s - present)
* [[Progressive web app]]s (PWAs) (2010s - present)
* [[JAMstack|JAMstack Architecture]] (2010s - present)
* [[WebAssembly]] (Wasm) (2010s - present)
* [[Serverless computing]] (2010s - present)
* [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] and [[machine learning]] integration (2010s - present)

Web development in future will be driven by advances in browser technology, Web internet infrastructure, protocol standards, software engineering methods, and application trends.<ref name="Jazayeri-2007" />