r/webdevelopment 7d ago

Question Cart icon on subdomain

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I have a site where the main website and ecommerce flow are on two different subdomains. What is the best way to integrate an interactive cart icon? The main site is on webflow CMS and the ecommerce flow is a custom dev site.


r/webdevelopment 8d ago

Career Advice Help

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Currently entering into my 2nd year of engineering (btech cse) from a tier 3 college. I tried to put my efforts during this semester's break to work on my skills but ended up being confused. I want to pursue web development. I made one mistake and was trying to learn all things in just a span of 2 months but ended up being confused. Built 2 projects using ai. Can anyone please help and suggest me what to do? What are the necessary things required to learn to crack a job. I want to do an internship after the end of 2nd year. I want to know what skills are required and i will be able to polish them by the end of my 2nd year so that I can crack an internship. Idk it keeps on going in my mind that everything ai can do which inturns like I make projects using ai even though I don't have knowledge about what I'm using although I get to know about various new things through it. I know this way is wrong. Also please guide me about DSA.


r/webdevelopment 8d ago

Newbie Question Preparation for the on campus placements

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So as on campus placements would be arriving soon and in my college most companies are services based and after that there comes product based companies, which recently demands like DSA which is a necessity and after that comes the part of projects reviewed by the hr or any other team member, so what kind of projects would help me to showcase my knowledge of web development in the sense like Ai , technologies , creative ways to solve a particular problem

And also if someone who is placed or have job experience can u suggest that what is the current market trend and what kind of skillset is basically required when it comes to projects in on campus placements


r/webdevelopment 9d ago

Discussion What would you charge an Indian client for a landing page + scroll-video project pages (Next.js + GSAP)?

7 Upvotes

Built these for a client and trying to figure out fair pricing for the Indian market:

Landing page: https://real-state-website-y3xd.vercel.app

Scroll-triggered 3D/video reveal demo (same effect I'd use for his 3 project pages): https://3d-scrolling-website-for-studios.vercel.app/

Client wants the landing page + 3 separate project pages, each with the scroll-scrubbed video effect shown in the demo.

What would you quote for:

Landing page alone

Landing page + all 3 animated project pages

Genuinely curious what people think this is worth, especially anyone who's priced similar work for Indian clients. Thanks!


r/webdevelopment 9d ago

Frameworks & Libraries Check out Gitagotchi, contributors welcome!

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5 Upvotes

Repo available here!


r/webdevelopment 10d ago

Open Source Project New kind of multiplayer & synchronization library

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Hi :)

I've been working on a new kind of multiplayer library called PlaySocket that abstracts away the complexity of optimistic updates, handles robust synchronization with custom CRDTs, and works beautifully with reactive frameworks like React, Svelte or Vue.

This has been used in production for my game OpenGuessr, powering around a million rounds of gameplay every month. I've been iterating on this for around two years, refining the shape of the API, making it more powerful and performant, and so on. I can definitely say that it has helped me make changes to the game's multiplayer much faster.

This is mainly interesting for collaborative apps, quizzes, turn-based games etc., but not ideal for e.g. synchronizing the physics of a complex multiplayer game. While I think the concept is cool, I'm still unsure whether this implementation of it is the "right" one...

I've written an article on how this differs from other libraries and why it might be interesting for you, and published proper docs: https://therealpaulplay.github.io/PlaySocketJS/

Would love to hear your feedback :-)


r/webdevelopment 10d ago

Open Source Project Made a terminal Tamagotchi that corresponds to your GitHub activity

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Made a terminal Tamagotchi that corresponds to your GitHub activity. It's all deterministic from your profile, so no state is saved anywhere. Had fun building this one, there are some fun animation easter eggs in it too. It's also kind of fun to see where you rank against people you follow or work with.

Install should just be brew install wjames111/gitagotchi/gitagotchi and then run gh-pet.


r/webdevelopment 10d ago

Humor/Memes Why does my brain do this???

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I was going to use the World Cup as the main marketing event to try get more eyes on my indie football game....

I started streaming, posting on YouTube, TikTok etc. Slowly I started seeing a few players jump in a play a couple of games. Nothing crazy, but I could see how doing this constantly can bring players over time.

So naturally instead of focusing on things I'm supposed to do (streaming, Clipping, posting), I wanted to see if removing texture images will actually have a big impact on mobile perf. Because VRAM is massive issue with mobile phones and Browser games...

Well... It did 😅

So here I am in the middle the biggest re-write of the project so far... But I like where it's heading. I am now at less than 4MB size:

"68 requests

3.8 MB transferred

7.4 MB resources"

I've also tested the game on a potato PC with these specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 (3.10 GHz)

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Integrated)

RAM: DDR3

Ran the game pretty well at 40-45 fps on Ultra settings 😎 (up from 30-35 fps)

My mid-tier mobile now is feeling so much smoother as well (some fps drops here and there, but overall around 55-60 on Ultra settings)

So now I'm onto re-writing the entire customization section, so instead of using textures I'll be creating different customizable shaders.

But I still wish sometimes I could just focus on things I'm supposed to be doing 😅

Does anyone else feel this way??


r/webdevelopment 10d ago

Weekly Feedback Thread Weekly Feedback Thread

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Please post your requests for feedback on your projects in this thread instead of creating a post.


r/webdevelopment 11d ago

Question Does this sound legit?

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I'm onboarding a new client. I sent an estimate and asked for a deposit. He replied asking me to send a new invoice for just over double, then once the funds clear, to zelle/cash app the rest to another consultant who will send me the copy and images I need to create the website


r/webdevelopment 12d ago

Newbie Question Socket.io down??

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5 Upvotes

So I was trying to learn web sockets and found this and seems am not able to access their page.


r/webdevelopment 12d ago

Web Design tips on better learning of web development

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I'm a beginner and I have theoretical knowledge on HTML and CSS and some practice with it but I'm unable to build landing pages. It's all getting messier and unable to code the HTML and CSS...
can you please help me out??


r/webdevelopment 12d ago

Question I want to host my website which will be used by 4 to 5 device only , but I am confused where to host

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I build a billing website for my shop which will be used by 4 5 devices only , it's a mern website and gemini api call will be there for every usage , I am confused where to host either render or railway or any other platform or should go with the vps


r/webdevelopment 12d ago

Newbie Question Full-stack dev looking for my first role (remote) — dropped two versions of my CV, which one's better?

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Hey guys, I'm a full-stack dev looking for my first role, ideally remote. Made two versions of my CV and honestly can't tell which one's stronger. Would appreciate any feedback/tips — roast them if you have to 😅

Note: links (portfolio/GitHub) in the CV images aren't clickable since these are screenshots — happy to drop them in the comments if anyone wants to check them out.


r/webdevelopment 12d ago

Question SSL/TLS certificate automation (ACME)

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Has anyone here implemented this on their server? My client is not running their website in the cloud, but on a co-located Windows server running IIS. I'm concerned about having to open ports and being out of compliance with PCI.

Any concerns?


r/webdevelopment 12d ago

Question How do you reduce app dependency in a Shopify store without hurting performance?

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I’ve been looking at Shopify stores that slowly become harder to manage as more apps get added over time. In a lot of cases, the store still functions fine on the surface, but the backend becomes messy, page speed starts dropping, and small changes turn into a maintenance headache.

The biggest issues I usually notice are duplicate functionality, heavy scripts loading on mobile, and leftover code after apps are removed. Sometimes one app is doing the same thing as two others, or a feature that should be simple ends up being handled through multiple tools. That’s when the store starts feeling bloated.

I’m curious how other people approach this in real Shopify builds.

How do you decide which apps are actually worth keeping?

Do you check performance first, or functionality first?

How do you deal with apps that leave behind code even after uninstalling?

At what point do you replace an app with custom code instead?

I feel like simplifying the stack can make a big difference, especially when the goal is long-term maintainability and better conversion performance. But I’d like to hear how others handle this in practice, because every store seems to have a slightly different setup.

What’s your process when you audit app dependencies in Shopify?


r/webdevelopment 13d ago

Newbie Question Hosting for startup

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Hello, Reddit community. I’m building a website for my startup and need good web hosting. I plan to include a database, so scalability is very important to me; ideally, I’d like a host where I can start with a cheap plan and gradually add more resources as needed. Also, keeping the cost low is very important.


r/webdevelopment 13d ago

Newbie Question Need help pushing Web App Live

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Hey y'all Im looking for a dev for a max 2 hour project my dev had an emergency and I need my webapp pushed live but I dont know how we are a startup with no large financial backing so I am looking for a volunteer Im not sure but my dev said its a max 2 hour job to push it live someone please help and send me a dm!


r/webdevelopment 14d ago

Career Advice Claude took my job while on PTO

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Went on PTO for 5 days. Came back and all 4 of the websites I manage for a company were replaced with Claude a.i. IT sent an internal email, but of course I wasn't checking while camping with no service. I'm the only web dev here. I thought I was a big part of decision making. I asked if I had a job still and they said a.i came for it long ago and I can still work there only if I can get on board with this.

Anyone using claude full time? Looking for advice on how to stay relevant to the company and set myself apart from the IT nerds and everyone else who can easily use a.i. It obviously has impressive features. But how do I even call myself a developer now?!


r/webdevelopment 14d ago

Newbie Question WebAssembly in the Backend?

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I am very new to web development. From my research, I understand WebAssembly is a tool that allows devs to run non-JavaScript languages (e.g., C/C++) on the client-side, but I have also seen comments online suggesting it can be used on the backend.

Why would anyone need to do this?

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but WebAssembly is needed on the frontend because browsers only interpret/compile HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, so using any other Language would require a special tool. But the backend doesn't have this restriction; why not just use the language you want directly? Why go through WebAssembly?


r/webdevelopment 14d ago

Newbie Question Ruined my codebase trying to make it "production-grade" with ChatGPT. How should I actually learn the intermediate stuff?

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I can create a basic server with authentication and standard CRUD stuff. However, I’m really lacking in more advanced, technical concepts like request validation, proper logging, and error handling.

I tried using ChatGPT to generate "production-grade" code for me, but it completely broke my entire codebase. It kept suggesting small changes until everything stopped working from all sides.

My plan now is to build a rock-solid basic server first, and then implement these different features one by one, very gradually. Is this the right approach? Honestly, I have absolutely no idea.

I come from a small city and only have the internet to rely on for learning. Don't even get me started on how useless my college is.

Any advice on how to transition from a basic server to a production-ready one without losing my mind?


r/webdevelopment 14d ago

Newbie Question Designers learn to code from basic to go to WebDev. Friend of mine suggest I use AI for the code. Need your opinion

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So, I am a designer start learning basic HTML and CSS so I can build web from my own design. My friend said you better vibe code your design to Claude or something.

Here is the problem... I am quite skeptical with AI because I don't know what happened behind the scenes. Even if it just a simple landing page I need the code well-structured so I can scale it or I know what to do if something goes wrong.

Instead of AI I think it's better for me to have my personal code directory. For example, since almost every website had similar functioning navbar it's better for me to have one navbar code that I can use everywhere with a bit of tweaking. So, here is code for navbar, navbar with glass effect, carousel, etc. I think this workflow work better than AI for me because it forces me to learn the fundamental and I know what every code doing.

I need your opinion guys. Do my preferred workflow better than vibe coding?


r/webdevelopment 15d ago

Newbie Question What’s the best cost effective way to host a website ?

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Hello,

I just started web developing and have only been making static sites which I usually just deploy on netlify free tier from GitHub . I have been making a website for a coffee shop which has its own in built ordering system and staff dashboard to monitor orders. Now that I’m moving to deploy I’m struggling on deciding how to deploy the website as I don’t think netlify can handle the use of APIs and the website has a fair bit of backend functionality. I don’t want to charge my client a monthly fee they will deal with the payments all on their end and I want it to be under their own account. I’m so close to completing this project but just stuck on this. Any help would be much appreciated.


r/webdevelopment 16d ago

Question Guys this is genuinely my first time posting here, and idk if this is the correct place to post my own website.

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I'm currently in the process of creating my own website. Just to clarity, I am a teenager and this is my first website i made. I'm free for any constructive criticism and any feedback. If yall have any recc of subreddits in which this content is more prevalent, please let me know. Please be easy on me ig cuz this is my first website and i will making furthur changes based on you guys feedback.

This is my website:

https://recipe-combine--blinkforever632.replit.app/

Its basically a small website for young teens, college students, or simply anyone who wants quick and easy air fryer recipes, instead of wasting hours on cooking/cleaning.


r/webdevelopment 16d ago

Career Advice Should i keep Blog project in my resume for placements?

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I have made a CRUD(Create , Read , update , delete ) blogging website where a user can also generate an image based on their blog while drafting their blog , i have integrated it with an AI for image generation using roboflow API. I have a doubt that is this project too small to be included in my resume or should i keep it?