Launching a startup involves technical knowledge and specific terms that can seem daunting. As a startup founder, it's important to have a basic understanding of these terms to understand the scope of your project and collaborate effectively with developers. In this article, we're going to go over six key terms that every startup founder should know.
When working on the development of an application or a website, it is important to create a visual user interface plan. There are three types of UI design tools that are commonly used: wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
The Wireframe is translated into French by wire model, or even by functional mockup. In other words, a simple graphical representation that shows the arrangement of the various elements on a page. It is generally used to present initial ideas and user interface concepts (text boxes, image locations, etc.). However, there are no design elements here, it's just a matter of structuring the elements of a page.
One Mockup is a more detailed representation of the user interface, with colors and images. It is used to provide a more accurate overview of how the final user interface will look.
Finally, the graphic prototype is an interactive model of the user interface that is as faithful as possible to the final product by integrating the design (logo, graphic charter, etc...). It allows users to test and provide feedback. It is the last step before the development of the final product, and allows the project team to report the last small errors before production is put into production.
The UX (User Experience) and the UI (User Interface) are two terms commonly used in the development of applications and websites or web platforms.
UX focuses on the overall user experience, here we are translating a need on the part of the user, it encompasses the interactions of the end user with the product, service or system and their perception of it. The overall user experience is used to validate or invalidate your application. The aim is to ensure that a product, through its design, architecture, interactivity, etc. is the most pleasant for a user to handle.
The UI For its part, it shows the user what the final product will look like and allows them to interact with it. These may include display screens, homepages, icons, icons, typography, typography, color schemes, navigation components, input controls, and other visual elements through which the user interacts with the application.
UI design therefore refers to the graphical environment in which the user of a software, a website or an application evolves.
Startups need to ensure that their solutions provide a quality user experience to meet the needs of their customers. This requires a thorough understanding of UX and UI, as well as effective collaboration between development and design teams.
The term API Is the acronym forApplication Programming Interface, that is translated into French by application programming interface. APIs are used to connect the various parts of an application, or to allow third-party applications to access specific functionalities and/or exchange services or data with each other.
As a startup, it is beneficial to use APIs in particular to delegate certain services such as through payment tools (Stripe, Paypal, Square,...) or even social connections (Google, Facebook, Twitter,...) or even social connections (Google, Facebook, Twitter,...)
In development, the concept of” Front-end ” refers to all the elements visible and accessible directly on a website or an application. It's about the perception on the customer side.
The Backend is the part that works in the background and manages the processes that are not visible to the user, all the processes and systems that to run the service that the users interact with, such as database management or security functions.
Development teams can use different programming languages to create the front-end and the back-end, depending on needs and affinities.
The Framework refers to the set of tools, code libraries and software components required to build a software or application.
Frameworks make it possible to simplify and standardize the work of developers by providing common functionalities and basic structures. As developers, this saves a lot of time and allows you to spend more time on custom developments by avoiding recreating basic functionalities.
You have to see the microservices as an approach, almost a “philosophy” of development. This guy The architecture requires the application to be divided into small independent services that work together. Each service is designed to perform a specific task and can be developed, tested, and deployed independently. Microservices thus allow greater flexibility and easier scalability of applications.
Startups that are in a phase of rapid growth can use microservices to improve the efficiency and flexibility of their services and to facilitate deployment and maintenance.
Our article is coming to an end, we hope that these details help you to see things more clearly and can be used as a starting point when you launch your own digital product.
If you are a startup founder and need the expertise of an experienced team for your project, we are here to help.
See you very soon for a next article, we invite you to share & comment to enrich the conversation.
And you can always follow us on our social networks:
@tractr on Instagram And Linkedin 🤖
.svg)
