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How to Become a Front-End Developer?

Anil on March 26, 2024

The person who makes websites look good and easy to use is called a Front-End Developer! It's a really popular and well-paid job. Big companies lik...
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Fatemeh Paghar

As front-end developer, I mention the Optimizing Website Performance aspect.
A vital aspect of front-end development is optimizing website performance. This involves understanding techniques such as minimizing file sizes, reducing HTTP requests, and implementing efficient caching strategies. By optimizing images, scripts, and stylesheets, developers can enhance page load times, resulting in a smoother and faster user experience. Additionally, leveraging tools like Google PageSpeed Insights and Lighthouse can help identify performance bottlenecks and provide actionable insights for improvement. A front-end developer proficient in performance optimization can ensure that websites deliver content swiftly, regardless of the user's device or network conditions.

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Zain Muhammad • Edited

As a front-end developer, It's refreshing to encounter peers who also prioritize Performance Optimization and adhere to Core Web Vitals, recognizing their crucial role in enhancing page rank. Key areas such as Accessibility, Best Practices, and optimizing metrics like CLS, LCP, FCP, and INP are essential. Strategies include minimizing HTML tag use to reduce DOM size, adopting efficient image formats like WebP, and avoiding excessive library use that can delay page rendering. Implementing critical CSS and adapting optimization techniques to fit various platforms are pivotal. Despite the abundance of frontend developers, there's a distinct shortage of those who specialize in performance optimization and diligently apply Google's Core Web Vitals in their development process.

zain-muhammad.github.io/

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Steve Lebleu

Agree, with a little touch of UI/UX and SEO, and it's quite good.

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Alex Lohr

I'm missing some crucial aspects of front-end development in your article, eg accessibility, security, and interoperability.

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JoelBonetR šŸ„‡

Just out of curiosity, what do you mean by interoperability in the context of frontend?

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Alex Lohr

On an application level it means supporting different browsers on different devices (mobile, smart TVs, etc) with different screen sizes, input devices and requirements.

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Michelle Mello

Great tips for beginners! It's great to have such a complete guide on how to get started. Thank you for sharing your insights.

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Renato Teixeira

interesting post! thanks for sharing it.
it's usually hard to know where to start since we have a lot of content out there on the internet, so a nice "how-to" like that is really helpful šŸ˜Š

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Hossein Yazdi • Edited

Thanks for sharing. They're helpful for beginners who don't know where to start.

To add-on, for those who find difficult coding, here are 170+ helpful frontend development tools for them to ease their work.

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Anil

(here are) is not working link

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Hossein Yazdi

Thanks for notifying Anil! Just fixed the link. šŸ˜Š