Website Design and Programming Languages

Internet website cookies

Cookies are files of small size, in text format, they contain for example login data. They are needed to identify which user is currently browsing the site (Kaspersky, 2023).

UI

User interface (UI) is the contact of interaction between the user and the computer and provides communication between the two. It can come in many different types, including graphical and command line, or even voice (Churchville, 2023)

Page source

"Also known as "source" and "document source," it is the HTML code (source code) of a Web page (HTML document)" (PCMag, 2023).

Meta tags

Meta tags are tags that appear in the source code of the page, inaccessible to users who do not know how to access them. Meta tags are short texts which tell about the content of a page, so that the search engine can identify and display that page (WordStream, 2023).

jQuery

jQuary is a very popular JavaScript library on which we can find ready-made code snippets. jQuary is in open source format, which means that everyone has access to these codes for free under the condition of a reference from where the code was obtained (TechTerms, 2023).

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks are content such as images, icons, text or other objects that can be clicked on, these "objects" contain an address that will lead us to some data. "Basically, hyperlinks are clickable pointers to a resource" (Lemonaki, 2021).

HTML

Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) is a language for creating web pages, and can be described as the skeleton of a website. Allows the user to create and structure sections, paragraphs, headings, links to websites and applications (javaTpoint, 2023)

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is used to define the layout of elements on a web page. Text color, background color and margin size are among the possibilities CSS provides. CSS is responsible for the presentation of the page, from its level you can change many pages at once. After creating one design we are able to apply it to all pages, for example, changing the size of the text (TechTerms, 2023).

JavaScript

JavaScript is a programming language that allows you to add complex elements to a web page that can, for example, display interactive elements, animations or videos (Megida, 2021).

Python

Python is an advanced programming language that is very popular these days. It has a wide range of applications. Thanks to an open license it can be used by anyone (Python, 2023).

Ruby

Ruby is a programming language, simple, clear and complete. It was mainly developed on Linux (TechTarget, 2010).

References 

Churchville, F. (2023) user interface (UI). Available at: https://www.techtarget.com/searchapparchitecture/definition/user-interface-UI (Accessed: 21 January 2023)

javaTpoint (2023) What is HTML. Available at: https://www.javatpoint.com/what-is-html (Accessed: 21 January 2023)

Kaspersky (2023) What are Cookies?. Available at: https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/cookies (Accessed: 21 January 2023)

Lemonaki, D. (2021) What is a Hyperlink? Definition for HTML Link Beginners. Available at: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-hyperlink-definition-for-html-link-beginners/ (Accessed: 21 January 2023)

Megida, D. (2021) What is JavaScript? A Definition of the JS Programming Language. Available at: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-javascript-definition-of-js/ (Accessed: 21 January 2023)

PCMag (2023) page source. Available at: https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/page-source (Accessed: 21 January 2023)

Python (2023) What is Python? Executive Summary. Available at: https://www.python.org/doc/essays/blurb/ (Accessed: 21 January 2023)

TechTarget (2010) Ruby. Available at: https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Ruby (Accessed: 21 January 2023)

TechTerms (2023) CSS. Available at: https://techterms.com/definition/css (Accessed: 21 January 2023)

TechTerms (2023) jQuery. Available at: https://techterms.com/definition/jquery (Accessed: 21 January 2023) 

WordStream (2023) Meta Tags – How Google Meta Tags Impact SEO. Available at: https://www.wordstream.com/meta-tags (Accessed: 21 January 2023)