WEB DEVELOPMENT

Web development, or web programming, is a general term for the processes and skills required to create websites and web applications. 

Examples of web apps include games, messenger applications, email, online stores, and more. In simpler terms, everything that you encounter in a web browser and all background processes have been created by a web developer.

Depending on whether or not the content you create is visible or “invisible”, you will be classified as a front-end or back-end developer.

If your job requires you to know both front-end and back-end development at the same time, you are considered a full-stack developer.

Let’s take a look at the difference between these two fields

Front-End Development

Front-end development involves all of the things the user sees on the page when they interact with your site or web application.

A front-end developer takes images, text, design, animations, and colors chosen by the web designer and implements them into the website. They ensure that everything is in place and that data coming from the back-end is being displayed correctly on the user’s web browser.

They also determine if all client-side logic is working properly. Their primary tools include HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Each of these languages controls one of the three vital elements of a web page: content, design, and functionality.

There are many more languages to learn, but these are the three core tools that a front-end developer must absolutely know.

These days, front-end developers are also expected to know a few frameworks, such as Angular.js, React, Vue.js, and Bootstrap.  

A site builder, on the other hand, is an entry-level position within front-end development that involves taking a design and turning it into reality with the use of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Site builders don’t deal with any of the back-end or server-side languages but focus more on converting artistic vision into computer code. Starting as a site builder requires minimal coding knowledge (compared to other positions) and is a great way to begin your career in web development.

Back-End Development 

A web developer may also deal with servers, databases, and other things that are “behind the scenes”, so to speak. This particular kind of web development is called, “back-end” development. 

While a front-end developer will work with everything that the user sees, a back-end developer deals with the unseen processes that create, store, and transfer information from the server to your browser.

While you’ll use some of the knowledge you learned in front-end development, you will need to learn an entirely different toolset to become a back-end developer. This means that you’ll have to learn new programming languages. Some examples of popular back-end languages include Java, Ruby, Python, and PHP. 

With experience as a back-end developer, you’ll also be able to take your skills to other IT jobs that involve managing databases and systems. Even though these jobs don’t involve programming, they do require knowledge of server-side processes