Website Development Life Cycle (WDLC)

Since now, we have learned the preliminaries of web development, and you have gained a good understanding of how websites work. Let's take on an exciting challenge—creating a personal microblogging website where you, as the single admin, can manage and publish your blog posts. You envision a simple, elegant site where you can share your thoughts, ideas, and experiences with the world. But how do you turn this idea into a fully functioning website? You can’t just jump into coding and hope for the best. There needs to be a plan, a clear process to follow so that everything works as expected. This is where the Web Development Life Cycle (WDLC) comes in.

Just like a building project requires planning, materials, and careful execution, creating a website or web application follows a series of phases to ensure its success. Skipping any of these steps could lead to wasted time, miscommunication, or a product that doesn’t work the way it should. Whether you’re building something as simple as a microblogging website or as robust as Educative.io, following a structured approach is key to delivering a successful project.

Every software or website goes through different phases ...