Responsibilities
Web developers are mainly responsible for designing these three parts of a website. (Name these parts)
What are the appearance, navigation, and content organization of a website?
Besides Mathematics and English A, name one recommended CSEC subject for students pursuing web development in Jamaica.
What is Information Technology, Physics, or Additional Mathematics?
These are known as the “big three” programming languages used to build websites.
What are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript?
This type of developer ensures a website has an effective mix of graphical, functional, and aesthetic features across all devices.
What is a front-end web developer?
At the CAPE level, this subject teaches programming languages such as C or Java along with software engineering.
What is CAPE Computer Science?
This language is responsible for the structure of a webpage.
What is HTML?
When combined with front-end technologies, these server-side systems and services help create a smooth and personalized user experience.
What are back-end technologies/systems?
This type of tertiary qualification is considered the “gold standard” for senior web development roles in Jamaica.
What is a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or ICT?
The process of finding and fixing errors in code is called this.
What is debugging?
A company wants one employee who can handle both server-side coding and website layout design. They should hire this type of developer.
What is a full-stack web developer?
A student interested in the front-end design side of web development at CAPE would most benefit from taking this subject.
What is Digital Media?
This type of design ensures websites work properly on both phones and laptops.
What is responsive design?
These developers are often the highest-paid in web development because of their expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies.
What are full-stack web developers?
A developer creating secure websites for banks or government agencies would most likely need this professional certification.
What is CompTIA Security+?
A developer notices a website is broken because of one missing bracket in the code. This demonstrates the importance of this skill.
What is problem solving and troubleshooting?