What is a Web Development?

Web development, at its most basic, is developing a website for the internet. Web development generally refers to the more non-design aspect of a website, which includes using programming, markup, and scripting languages to create features and functionality. Developers focus on the technical part of building a website, such as constructing the layout, programming, and integrating applications and graphics.

What types of Web Development are there?

The front end, back end, and full stack web development are three separate career paths that can sometimes feel muddied in the technology space. Front end developers help build what users interact with and see, back end developers are focused on data, modeling, and the back end of a website. A full stack developer does some or all of the above.

What is a Front End Developer?

Front end development is the part of web development that codes and creates front-end elements of a website, which are features that are directly viewable and accessible by the end-user or client. A front end developer is responsible for everything we see and works to enhance the user experience to ensure it is seamless.

What are some skills required for Front End Developers?

• A good gasp of front end programming languages
• The ability to create a responsive design
• A knowledge of testing and debugging
• An understanding of front end developmemt tools and features like automation, content management systems, version control systems, and frameworks.

What is a Back End Developer?

Back end development is aptly named for web development that occurs at the back end of programs. Back end developers write codes to help a database and application communicate. Essentially, a back end developer handles what we don’t see; they are in charge of the back end of a website, which includes servers, databases, and applications.

What are some skills required for Back End Developers?

• Database management
• Framework utilization
• Programming
• Knowledge of accessibility and security compliance

Differences between front end and back end.

Front end and back-end development are quite different from each other, but still, they are two aspects of the same situation. The front end is what users see and interact with and the back end is how everything works. The visual aspects of the website that can be seen and experienced by users are the front end. On the other hand, everything that happens in the background can be attributed to the back end.

Languages used for the front end are HTML, CSS, JavaScript while those used for the back end include Java, Ruby, Python, .Net.

I chose this topic because learning about front end and back end development is really important. As a computer science major with a double concentration in software development and data analytics, this is important information I need to know in order to become a good programmer.

Front End vs Back End Development: What Is the Difference? (switchup.org)

Frontend vs Backend – GeeksforGeeks

From the blog CS@Worcester – Gracia's Blog (Computer Science Major) by gkitenge and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.