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webdev

webdev noun: web development.

Noun

webdev (countable and uncountable, plural webdevs)

  1. Web development.
    • iPhoneWebDev […] The authors’ own site, complete with examples and webdev discussion list2009, Christopher Allen, Shannon Appelcline, iPhone in Action: Introduction to Web and SDK Development, Greenwich, Conn.: Manning Publications Co., →ISBN, page 427
    • Thinking of our data visualizations in terms of SPAs removes a lot of the cognitive overhead from the webdev aspect of JavaScript visualizations, allowing us to focus on programming challenges.2016, Kyran Dale, Data Visualization with Python and JavaScript: Scrape, Clean, Explore & Transform Your Data, Sebastopol, Calif.: O’Reilly Media, Inc., →ISBN, page 88
  2. A web developer.
    • $conn = OCILogon($thisDBuser, $thisDBpassword, $thisDB) or die ("Can't get a database connection. Whine at a webdev.");2002, Tim Converse, Joyce Park, PHP Bible, 2nd edition, Indianapolis, Ind.: Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 418
    • However, MySQL 4 has introduced some innovations and changes, both on the database side and the PHP side. Both new and experienced webdevs should take the time to familiarize themselves with these changes.2004, Tim Converse, Joyce Park, with Clark Morgan, PHP5 and MySQL® Bible, Indianapolis, Ind.: Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 260

Examples of webdev in a sentence

  • If you have webdev experience, you probably already see how this will work: it’s some images with a click event handler.2018, Earle Castledine, HTML5 Games: Novice to Ninja: Create Smash Hit Games in HTML5, SitePoint Pty. Ltd., →ISBN:
  • Steph has well over a decade of webdev experience that she enjoys sharing as an author, egghead and workshop instructor, podcast host, Twitch streamer, and conference speaker.2023, Stephanie Eckles, Unleashing the Power of CSS: Advanced Techniques for Responsive User Interfaces, SitePoint Pty. Ltd., →ISBN:
  • Any #LDNOnt webdevs interested in volunteering a little time for the Food Bank to help put some mobile sexiness on their WordPress site?2011 December 9, @rtraction, quotee, “Local tweets”, in Metro, London edition, page 12:
  • What do you think our clients think when they meet a webdev who is so . . .’ - Piotr couldn’t find the word but substituted for it a mime of puffing out his cheeks and spreading his shoulders.2018, Matthew Sperling, Astroturf, London: riverrun, Quercus Editions Limited, →ISBN:

Forms of webdev

pluralwebdevs

Questions about webdev

What does webdev mean?
Webdev means web development.
How do you use webdev in a sentence?
If you have webdev experience, you probably already see how this will work: it’s some images with a click event handler.
What part of speech is webdev?
Webdev is a noun.
What is the plural of webdev?
The plural of webdev is webdevs.

Words near webdev in the dictionary

  1. webcrawl
  2. webcrawled
  3. webcrawling
  4. webcrawls
  5. WebDAV
  6. webdev
  7. webdevs
  8. Webdings
  9. Webelo
  10. Webelos
  11. weber

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