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Ramkrishna
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Front-End vs Back-End

Front-End and Back-End are two of the most used terms in development world.
So, let's talk about the differences between two terms.

Key Difference Between Front-End and Back-end

  • Front-End developers focus on user-facing aspect of a web application.

  • Back-end developers handle the application logic and data management.

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What is Front-End Development?

Front-End Development, also known as clint-side development is the development of the graphical user interface of a website there user can interact with them directly. Front end developers work in languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

  • HTML - HTML stand for Hyper Text Markup Language. it's the standard markup language for creating the structure of webpages.

  • CSS - CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. it is a style sheet language to define the style of web pages in terms of font, colors, background and more.

  • JavaScript - JavaScript is a scripting language used to make web pages interactive and dynamic. it is an interpreted programming language with object-oriented capabilities.

Front end also works in its own set of frameworks and libraries. Here are just a few of the frameworks and libraries a front end developer would work with:

  • AngularJS

  • ReactJS

  • jQuery

  • Sass

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What is Back-End Development?

Back-end development involves working with applications, databases, and servers to handle the application logic and data management functionality of a web application. These technologies interact with the front-end, often using APIs, to form a full technology stack. Back-end developers work in languages like PHP, Java, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, and Node.js.

Back-End Framework and Database

  • Express

  • Django

  • MySQL

  • SQL Server

  • MongoDB

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