You may be one of those people who have heard the terms front-end and back-end many times but did not know their meaning. Most web developers, when they come to each other, ask the question of whether they are back-end or front-end programmers. To know what Front End programming is and who is a Front End programmer? First we need to know what is the front end? So stay tuned for the rest of this article to explore this issue.
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What is Front-end?
Front End is the visible part of the website (software) by users. Front-end displays code that is incomprehensible to users in a graphical and visual form so that they can easily use different parts of the site. This section contains information, input forms, sounds, images, videos, and generally anything else that is understandable to the user. Front-End is divided into two main parts: web design and user interface development.
How to implement Front-End?
In web design, designers use graphic software such as Photoshop to design a website. But the interface development part is related to implementing the appearance of the website in the form of HTML, CSS and Javascript code. The web design programming languages used in Front are User Side or Client Side. Therefore, the code written in Front is processed and executed in the user’s browser. This means that the user has easy access to these codes and can view them. Front-End is directly related to the Back-end section and has a great impact on the user experience (UX).
Front-end Developer skills
Now that you understand what Front End is, in this section we want to examine Front Developer’s skills for learning. Those who want to become front-end designers and developers need to have different characteristics and skills. The most important features of a front end programmer are:
HTML
It is not a programming language but a markup language that is considered as the core and body of web pages. This language is used to structure web pages.
CSS
Abbreviation for Cascading Style Sheets, which is designed to format web pages and various components of web pages such as text, images, frames, etc. CSS enables website designers to implement their creativity in designing web pages without any restrictions.
JavaScript
This programming language is processed on the user side. With the help of JavaScript, Front-End Developer can animate pages designed with HTML and CSS.
Front-End JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks
JavaScript frameworks provide many advanced features for front-end designers. These frameworks include Vu.js, Angular, etc.
Responsive Design Principles
A standard user interface should be such that it does not interfere with the performance of the application on different devices and platforms. Therefore, it must be able to respond appropriately to the type of device it is running. It means that your website is responsive.
Graphic software such as Photoshop
Graphic software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. are used by Front designers in most stages of designing a user interface.
Taste and creativity
The front-end designer must use creative, user-friendly and eye-catching designs for the appearance of an application. A successful designer is someone who can create a beautiful user interface with logic based on appearance standards and user experience.
Familiarity with the principles of user experience
The developer of Front should be well aware of the needs of users. He should be able to design the user interface of an application in such a way that users get the best experience from using it.