8.2 Site Development and Testing

1.	Once a web site is planned and designed, its development can start.
2.	A number of technologies can be used to build a web site.

	a)	This includes a mark up language such as HTML. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) can be used to control the site’s style.
	b)	Scripting languages such as JavaScript, ASP, PHP and JSP can also be used.
	c)	Some of those technologies will be discussed in details during the coming lectures.

3.	Testing a web site is an important step that must be performed.

	a)	This includes conducting tests to evaluate the site’s usability.
	b)	Such tests are based on subjects from the target user group given tasks to perform on the developed site.
	c)	Feedback on the site’s learnability, ease of use and user satisfaction is used to alter the site design to enhance its usability.
	d)	In addition to usability tests, content of the site should be validated and proofread by the site’s owner and target users.
	e)	The site should also be tested on different browsers to ensure that the site is rendered consistently.
	f)	This does not include only browsers developed by different vendors (such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc.) but also different versions of the same browser.