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Who are front-end developers?

The website's frontend is what welcomes you as a user when you visit any website. Basically anything that a user may view and interact with is considered the frontend of a website. All of the text, photos, forms, and navigable web pages that you see are the work of front-end developers.

Confusion develops when other terminology, like backend development or CMS, are used. Fear not, though; we'll clear all confusion by addressing the frequently asked question, "Exactly what is a frontend web developer and what do they do?"

What is frontend development?

The frontend development process mostly involves converting design mockups into user-interactive web pages and features, as well as integrating the user interface (frontend) with a backend or content management system (CMS).

The main goal of frontend development is to format the various web page components in a way that the user can understand. Therefore, one of the main aspects that a frontend developer should take into account while examining website layout and design is user experience (UX) (although most design inputs come before a developer starts implementing anything).

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are the three main technologies used in frontend web development. All of these technologies, will be combined to create everything that a user sees.

What exactly is a front-end developer?

A frontend developer is someone who understands the basic mechanisms of how websites operate and is capable of implementing frontend optimizations to enhance user experience.

Of course, frontend development involves more than just making code accessible. A front-end developer must also take into account how the user interface (UI) will function on various devices and browsers. In addition to working with a variety of technologies, they will probably face difficulties with inclusiveness and responsive design.

Successful developers have competence in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in addition to being able to fix issues and test websites for usability.

Web designers and backend developers are the key collaborators of frontend developers.

Frontend vs backend development

The primary distinction between a frontend and backend developer is the components of a website they work on, as you may have already guessed. A frontend developer will focus mostly on how all of this information is displayed to the end user visually, as opposed to a backend developer, who works primarily with databases and APIs to design and maintain what information gets supplied to the frontend.

An authentication page, for instance, can be seen on a website's login page. The front-end developer would concentrate on the implementation of the page that allows a user to be authenticated while the back-end developer worked on the logic to enable the authentication.

A designer creates such a page, which is then built by a front-end developer using the logic the back-end developer created.

A person with expertise in both backend and frontend development is known as a "full stack developer."

What technologies and languages do frontend developers use?

A frontend developer will require expertise in a range of web technologies.

The most fundamental components of a frontend developer's toolkit are briefly discussed below.


HTML

HTML, commonly referred to as HyperText Markup Language, is a type of computer programming language that enables a browser to properly display material. Frontend developers can add text blocks, images, videos, and other media kinds to a web page using HTML. Through "tags," which instruct the browser on how to read and display each particular element, this is accomplished.


CSS

Front-end developers need to be familiar with another type of web technology called CSS (also known as Cascading Style Sheets). It speaks of the style and organisation of the HTML components of a web page. CSS also describes how various items are designed to fit different screen widths (e.g. a desktop display vs mobile display).

A frontend developer's toolset should also include CSS frameworks because they can speed up the development process by serving as a template for most of the early coding and styling work.


JavaScript

The programming language known as JavaScript can be applied to both frontend and backend development. A website (or specific sections of it) can be made more dynamic and interactive with the aid of JavaScript. Typically, JavaScript libraries or frameworks are available, each of which provides a few somewhat different functions:

  • Libraries are collections of prewritten code snippets that aid website developers in adding certain, dynamic functionality. React is one of the most well-known libraries.
  • Frameworks serve as a base or scaffold from which you can construct a complex website or application with several moving pieces. Remix and Next.js are two examples of frameworks.

Other technologies

The frontend development landscape is more complicated than ever because hundreds of brand-new technologies are developed every single day. We won't get into details, but here are a few:

  • Headless CMSes like Sanity
  • Deployment platforms like Vercel
  • Authentication solutions like Supabase
  • Search solutions like Algolia
  • Media management solutions like Mux

What makes a front-end developer worth hiring?

Consider your website's front end as your main conversion driver. There is no getting around it if your users aren't interested in what you have to offer right away. Because of this, making sure your online storefront is effective is crucial.

Each web page may be optimised with the aid of front-end developers, who can also include features that your users will find useful. They may also guarantee that your website functions properly on a variety of devices and browsers. Site developers may help your company resist fierce competition and generate even more income by testing, automating, and optimising the usability of your web design and performance.

Logictex frontend development

At Logictex, we take great pride in having a wealth of expertise completing design and development projects for our customers. We are in a good position to offer solutions no matter how you want your site to look because of our knowledge in both backend and frontend development.

We collaborate with you and provide many open communication channels so that you always have a complete understanding of how we are working on your project and when to anticipate receiving the finished product.

If you're ready to get going, tell us about your project right now or go through our web development services, and we can talk about how we can collaborate.

 

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