
What is Frontend Development
Front-end development focuses on that part of the website that users see and interact with. It is also known as the client side of a website and includes everything that affects user experience, such as images, text colors, buttons, graphs, tables, themes, navigation menu, videos, etc.
User experience (UX) and user interface (UI) designers work with developers to bring a website to life by ensuring each visual and design element is placed correctly. They use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript languages for front-end development.
As we discuss backend vs frontend development, it’s important to know that both aspects have different goals. Front-end development has two primary objectives- responsiveness and performance. Responsiveness ensures that the website or app is compatible with all devices, and performance means that all elements must function properly.
How does the front-end aspect of an application work?
Frontend of a website includes the graphical user interface (GUI) that users interact with directly, which includes design elements, graphs, navigation menus, buttons, etc.
There are three main programming languages that affect user interaction with frontend:
HTML is used to define the frontend structure and different DOM elements.
CSS styles the web app, including fonts, visuals, layouts, and colors.
Javascript is used to add a layer of dynamic functionality. It handles fundamental user interactions, such as ensuring that the user has entered a valid email address or displaying a calendar. It passes more complex requests to the backend.
Front-end and back-end web development
- All the visual elements of a site or app that we see or experience are a part of the frontend, whereas all that happens behind the scenes are a part of the backend.
- We can interact with the front-end components of a website, such as the graphical user interface (GUI) and command line, which includes navigation menus, texts, videos, design, and images. On the contrary, we can’t see or interact with the backend side.
- Front-end Languages are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, while back-end languages include Python, Java, PHP, Ruby, etc.