web design & web development

Web design focuses on the visual design and layout of a website to optimize the user experience, requiring skills in programs like Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and content management systems. Web development concentrates more on building the functional aspects of a site through programming languages like PHP, C#, Java, and databases, along with skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX. Both roles are important to creating fully-functional, visually appealing websites.