This document discusses several web app development technologies for 2018. It outlines Materialize CSS, an open source development framework that provides styling and animation for better user experience. It also discusses PHP 7 as a scalable and flexible technology used by 83% of websites. Finally, it discusses HTTPS and SSL protocols that provide increased security and SEO benefits compared to HTTP, with 43% of websites now using HTTPS.

1. Web App Development
Technologies
For 2018

2. Introduction
Whenever a new technology comes in market, it makes the businesses to
rethink website development strategy. For that, web app developers always
need to be updated constantly with the latest technologies related to web
development.
Because latest technologies provide both users and developers with better
functionalities and features, some web app development technologies that will
rule in the year 2018.

3. Materialize CSS is a development framework which is a mixture of Javascript
and CSS.
An open source development framework which works on user experience.
It is compatible with all modern day web browsers and it takes care of custom
components, transition, basic styling, and animation to provide a better user
experience.
1. Materialize CSS

4. PHP 7 is one of the most favorite technologies of various both businesses and
web app developers.
PHP 7 is scalable, flexible, offers various extensions and add-on services.
In addition, PHP 7 provides various development frameworks and provides
support for both open source databases and database management systems.
According to Statista, 83% websites are created using PHP 7 and above
technology.
2. PHP 7 and Above

5. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) are
cryptographic protocols.
HTTPS gives the upper hand in terms of security & Google SEO ranking when
compared to HTTP.
In coming years, HTTPS is going to dominate because Google prefers the
websites which are more secure.
According to Statista, 43% percent websites are using HTTPS instead of HTTP.
3. SSL and HTTPS

6. WPCLI is a set of commands which can be accessed by the admin.
The good thing about WPCLI is that developers don’t have to use multiple
commands for handing over the control to the admin which (admin) can
access thereafter without any need to use the web browser.
4. WPCLI

7. Node Package Manager (NPM) is a package for Javascript runtime
environment Node.JS by default.
It is a library which allows developers to add packages and reuse it whenever
they want to.
NPM makes it pretty easy to check if they have made an update to it and to
download those when they are made.
5. NPM

8. Javascript is one of the trending development frameworks which is very easy
to use and is a very user-friendly language.
There are many development frameworks in Javascript like Angular, React,
and Node.
Alongside HTML and CSS, JavaScript is one of the three core technologies of
World Wide Web content production.
It is used to make webpages interactive and provide
online programs, including video games.
6. Javascript

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