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What is the ROLE of “Full Stack Developer”?

What is Full Stack Development?

In the world of software programming, there are many roles in the industry, one main role is Full Stak Developer, it helps to have someone on the team who is something of a jack of all trades. They can help with various stages of development and have the versatility and time management to assist all levels of the development team. Full Stack is a layer of software or web development consisting of the front-end and the back-end portions of an application. Front-end is what the users will see or interact with on your application. Back-end part is what users do not see, such as the application’s logic, database, server, etc. A full-stack web developer is comfortable working with both back-end and front-end technologies that make a website or application function properly.

What Does a Full Stack Developer Do?

A Full Stack Developer is someone who works with the Back End or server side of the application as well as the Front End, or client-side. Full Stack Developers have to have some skills in a wide variety of coding niches, from databases to graphic design and UI/UX management in order to do their job well.

Front End vs. Back End vs. Full Stack Web Developers, What’s the Difference?

Front End Developers: Deal with the interface and user-facing systems Develop the navigation, interface, and visuals Focus on user experience Utilize HTML, CSS3, and JavaScript Are the most aesthetically forward web development position.

Back End Developers: Deal with the server and database of the application Create the back frame that allows the front end development to exist Utilize Python, Ruby, and PHP Store user information into a database.

Full Stack Developers: Cross-discipline web development skills involving front and back end Deal with the overlap between the front end and back end Utilize all the coding languages of the first two-plus MySQL, machine learning, and more. Take responsibility for the entire experience to make sure it goes smoothly.

Skills and Tools Used By Full Stack Web Developers

Front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, Javascript, ReactJS.

Back-end programming languages like Python, Ruby, Java, C#.
Version control systems like Git and GitHub.
APIs like REST and SOAP as well as protocol like HTTP.
Database storage solutions like MongoDB, SQL, and NoSQL.
Graphic design and visual communications skills.
Apache or Nginx servers.

Personality Traits of a Great Full Stack Developer

*A Time Management Master
*Creative Thinking
*Patience
*Curiosity for learning
*Conclusion

To conclude, Full Stack Developers are highly skilled experts who can handle everything related to web development. These Full Stack Developer skills are what distinguishes them from Frontend and Backend Developers.
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