Both front-end and back-end development, with front-end focusing on the user-facing aspects and back-end handling the server-side logic. Front-end developers create the visual elements and interactive components users see and interact with, while back-end developers manage the server, database, and application logic that powers the website.
Front-End Development:
Focus:
User interface (UI) and user experience (UX).
Technologies:
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frontend frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js.
Responsibilities:
Creating the visual layout, styling, and interactive elements of a website or web application.
Example:
Designing the layout of a webpage, adding animations, and handling user input through forms.
Back-End Development:
Focus:
Server-side logic, database management, and API development.
Technologies:
Python, Java, Ruby, Node.js, and databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
Responsibilities:
Building the server-side logic that handles user requests, manages data, and interacts with the database.
Example:
Handling user authentication, processing payments, and retrieving data from a database.
Full-Stack Development:
Focus: Both front-end and back-end development.
Responsibilities: Handling all aspects of web development, from the user interface to the server-side logic and database management.
Example: A full-stack developer might build a complete e-commerce website, from the product catalog and shopping cart to the payment processing and order management.
All websites require front-end and back-end development.
The term frontend refers to the graphical user interface (GUI) that your users can directly interact with, such as navigation menus, design elements, buttons, images, and graphs. In technical terms, a page or screen that your user sees with several UI components is called a document object model (DOM).
Three primary computer languages affect how your users interact with your frontend: