In the dizzying digital world in which we find ourselves, with continuous technological advances, web application development services need to have agile, secure and high-performance web solutions to remain competitive.
In order to satisfy this demand, as far as the design and creation of web pages and apps is concerned, programmers have a valuable ally. Web development frameworks allow you to create high-quality applications faster, safer and more efficiently based on a solid foundation.
It frees us developers from an important part of work by not having to create the code from the beginning and can better focus on creating other unique features of that project.
Because, when making strategic decisions in each web app development company, companies that have a technological partner at their side that informs them and provides the appropriate technological tools to create innovative and profitable solutions, can grow more and make a difference compared to their competitors. .
Keep reading to learn how frameworks help us in programming apps and digital environments.
What is a web framework
We can define a framework as a software structure that provides a set of tools and libraries to facilitate the development of web applications.
This “framework”, translated from English, is based on a series of rules and design patterns that allow you to organise and streamline the development process, thus avoiding the need to create all the code from scratch.
All of this makes it possible for each development task, carried out by the programmer on duty, to be simpler, simpler, more flexible and safer. Because, paradoxically, what many may think, although code is reused with frameworks, the work environments are totally reliable.
Main characteristics of these frameworks
These are the most notable functionalities of the frameworks for the development of web applications:
- Its organised and coherent structure makes it easy to create and maintain any type of app.
- They allow you to reuse predefined components and functionalities, which saves time and effort in web developments .
- They define the routes of the application and associate them with the corresponding functions and methods (what we know in programming as “routing”).
- They offer a simple way to generate dynamic content on web pages, using templates, thus separating the presentation logic from the code.
- They provide mechanisms to manage user sessions and authenticate their access to the application.
- The frameworks also allow caching previously computed results to speed up application performance.
- They offer a wide range of options and configurations, allowing the application to be tailored to the specific needs of the project.
- They usually include built-in security mechanisms to protect the application against potential vulnerabilities.
Advantages of using frameworks in applications
All of these characteristics defined above result in a series of advantages, both for the web consultant or developer, and for the web application development company contracting the project or service.
These are the main benefits of using frameworks for web development:
- Efficiency and productivity. These frameworks provide a predefined structure and foundation with reusable components and established design patterns.
- Standards and good practices. The generated code is consistent, well organised and easy to maintain.
- Improved security. Many frameworks incorporate security features natively or provide extensions that allow you to protect the application against common vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection, and prevent cyberattacks .
- Scalability. Thanks to its modular and well-organised structure, applications can grow without this becoming an obstacle.
- Documentation and active community as support, which facilitates learning and problem solving. Developers can find guides, tutorials and forums to get help.
- Updates and improvements. Applications developed with a framework can stay up-to-date with the latest technology trends and security patches.
- They help create responsive applications, adaptable to any mobile device.
- Integration with tools and libraries that makes it easy to work with other additional technologies for specific tasks, such as image manipulation, sending emails, etc.
How to choose the best framework for each project, client or work environment
When we at sparkout tech face a new project, one of the most important decisions we must make is the choice of the appropriate framework.
Choosing the best framework will depend on our needs and preferences and those of the client, among many other factors. These are some aspects that must be considered when choosing a framework for the development of a specific application or website:
- Types of web applications that we want to develop: an online store, a blog, a management platform or CRM, among other services …
- Programming languages we want to use (PHP, Python, Java…)
- Integrations with other technologies or platforms that we need (databases, third-party services, APIs ).
Examples of frameworks for web development
If you have decided to delve a little into the world of frameworks for the development of applications or digital solutions, you will have seen that there are countless options. We briefly highlight some of the most popular frameworks:
- Laravel. Perhaps most famous for its longevity and wide range of features and functionality for creating sophisticated and scalable web applications.
- Django. This Python web development framework stands out for its focus on simplicity and productivity to build robust and secure applications.
- Spring. It is more focused on the development of Java applications, with a modular architecture and a broad ecosystem of tools.
- Angular. This JavaScript framework, developed by Google, focuses on creating single-page web applications and further enhancing the front-end (which is the user-visible part of a website or application).
- Symphony. It is based on the open source PHP language and is a very popular choice for web development.
- Bootstrap. It is one of the most popular CSS frameworks for developing applications that adapt to any device, such as tablets and mobile phones.
- Slim. This framework for PHP that is responsible for receiving and returning HTTP requests.
Our software development team has used it in numerous projects, especially to indicate to the server which page has to load when we access a route (URL), for the API’s of each application, which are responsible for recovering the data that later are displayed on the page.
Experience is a degree in the use and development of frameworks
As you have seen in this article, frameworks offer powerful and efficient solutions for web development. Each one with unique characteristics and strengths that make it better for some programmers than others, or better for one environment than another.
Due to our experience of more than 20 years working in the development of custom software , at Sparkout Tech we have known how to adapt to all technological advances and, from the point of view of pure and simple programming, we have also adapted to the evolution of these frameworks.
Therefore, in all this time, we have ended up designing self-developed frameworks that help us implement an app or a website in less time, while making it safer, faster and more configurable. And all of this results in benefits for the clients who hire our services.
Now that we have explained how frameworks help us in the development of web applications…
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