We have all heard about Frontend Development. It is the development of user-
interfaces of the websites. It is the responsibility of the frontend developers to
design and structure the web pages. Implement features and enhance user-
experience, develop pages so that it runs on screens of all sizes. They make use of
various scripting, markup and programming language to fulfill the requirements of a
website. In simple words, a frontend developer is responsible for coding the parts
that the users interact and use.
Must Have Skills For A Frontend Developer
We all must have heard that web developers steal code from google, well, that is
true, but to know what code to copy is a skill. This skill is mastered by learning the
basics of web development, i.e. HTML, CSS and JavaScript
The Trio : HTML, CSS and JavaScript
HTML or Hypertext Markup Language and CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are the
building blocks of websites. HTML is used to build the skeletal structure of the web
pages and CSS is a language that is used to add layout, color, font and style to the
HTML document.
Just as we need to learn to walk before we could run, learning basics of these
languages will help us deliver better frontend to our users.
While HTML and CSS is used to create a basic website, JavaScript is used to make the
website interactive. It is used to add functionality like, pop-up when a button is
clicked, submitting forms and many more.
Framework And Libraries
After learning the basics of the HTML, CSS and JavaScript one can jump into studying
various frontend JavaScript based frameworks to make industry level websites.
These frameworks are of great use when it comes to developing various complex
user interfaces. Also it helps in establishing enhanced and secured data sharing
channel with the backend.
One of the most important concept in programming is re-usability of code and these
frameworks help us achieve that. While developing one also has to think about
making the website responsive i.e. easily accessible in different screen sizes. It is
these frameworks that comes to the rescue of the developers.
There are various frontend frameworks that available, today we will study about the
React and Angular.
- React
React is one of the most popular frontend frameworks in the market. It has a huge
developer base and it is very easy to use. It features JSX, an advanced version of
JavaScript and built over the concept of component based development and code
reusability. It facilitates development of single-page application as well. Most
important of all, it is developed and backed by facebook.
- Angular
Also a part of JavaScript development environment, and a brain child of Google, it is
widely used and prescribed by many developers. It is a powerful high performance
framework, also built on the concept of component-based development. It used
HTML, CSS and TypeScript. TypeScript is nothing but an easier and advanced version
of JavaScript. Though it might be overwhelming for the beginners to start with
Angular, but google’s interactive tutorial and documentation comes to the rescue. It
is widely used to build complex, feature rich web applications.
Conclusion
This is not all. Frontend developers also need to learn various other tools and
technologies to become industry ready. Version Control, Debugging and Testing are
also the part of learning. For teamwork and better efficiency one has to keep
knowledge of tools for collaborating and keep themselves updated with latest
technologies. You can also browse various courses in our website to master the
latest tools and technologies.