Introduction
There are various domains in the tech industry and the most common to hear is Front-End Development. So, What is Front-End Development?
To develop and create a website, Web Development is a term we use in the tech industry which mainly comprises two primary components:
Front-end Development
Back-end Development
In this article, we will focus more on how to get started with Front-end Development as a beginner.
What is Front-end Development?
Front-end web development is used to develop the overall appearance of our website or any web application. The entire design of a website is made using Front-end Development.
It includes all the images, navbar, content, search buttons, dialog box, etc. i.e. the entire look of the website is created using Front-end Development.
Take a look at this Radioshack website. All the images, boxes, etc are part of the Front end.
Tech used in Front-End Dev
In layman's terms, three technologies are used to develop the front-end of a website namely HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
HTML: HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language and is used to create a basic foundation of the website i.e. text, inserting images, paragraphs, etc.
CSS: CSS stands for Cascading Styling Sheets. It is used to style the HTML content written enhancing the overall look of the webpage like changing font, color, size, etc.
JavaScript: HTML and CSS are markup languages by which we can create the content of the website and design it. To give functionality to a website, a programming language such as JavaScript is used.
Frameworks used in Front-End Dev
Frameworks are the library codes developed by the developers over the years to be used by all the programmers to design the website. Both CSS and JavaScript have lots of frameworks used by programmers to create and develop the website.
The two most popular CSS frameworks are:
a) Bootstrap
b) Tailwind CSS
There are a lot of frameworks in JavaScript language that are used for creating powerful websites giving functionalities to them. Examples are:
a) React
b) Vue
c) Angular
So that's all about Front-end Development starting as a beginner. With time and experience, there are a lot of things to explore but for now, it's more than enough to start your journey.
I hope this article helped you in getting a gist about Front-end Development.
Happy Coding