Web application is any application that uses a web browser as a client. A web application relieves the developer of the responsibility of building a client for a specific type of computer or a specific operating system. Since the client runs in a web browser, the user could be using an IBM-compatible or a Mac. They can be running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Linux. They can even be using Internet Explorer or Firefox, though some applications require a specific web browser.
Web application development is one of those concepts that you can probably puzzle out if you simply focus on the words. It is the creation and maintenance of software applications to be used on the World Wide Web.
Web application development is performed by specialized programmers, who are familiar with the coding necessary for the creation of Web pages, including HTML, XML, Flash, Perl, CSS, PHP, JSP, ASP, and
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