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Discussion on: What's the difference between Front-end and Back-end development?

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Satyajiijt Roy

There are excellent comments here explaining the both. Which kind of summarized the topic very well. Let me add something additional to it

Frontend Development: When we talk about this, we usually think of end-user. How would you want you consumer to consume you application or offering. In layman terms Frontend Development is something which you use to attract your consumer. You can say that this is you Marketing Team, who are dedicated to sell your product to the enduser.

Backend Development: is the backbone of your offering. Which provides the actual functionality to your offering. This is sometime very hardcore in nature as it has to do the actual work, requested by the enduser using your Frontend offering.

In today's world everything is pretty much divided into these too broad spectrums. There are tons of more categorization implemented to feed the needs of today's market demand.

Don't get me wrong when I say that Backend Development is hardcore has to do every functionality your offering provides. Today Frontend is also very much involved in performance, offerings, functionality etc. No way one is superior or inferior.

People decided which way to go with the carrier based on their interest and passion.