What is Front-End Development? How do I get started?

If you are new to tech, you might have heard of frontend development. But what is it all about?

In this post I'm going to explain what front-end development is and give you a few tips about how to start a career in front-end development. Let's dive in.

A little bit of history.

One would say that front-end development started in the 1990s when the World Wide Web came into existence.

But what is it exactly?

• Front-end development is the practice of designing and creating all that you see when you visit a website or any other software application.

• This involves the visual and interactive aspects of the web pages or applications.

Tools used

Front-end development involves the use of different languages like HTML(HyperText Markup Language), CSS(Cascading Style Sheet) and Javascript

_Html

A markup language published in 1990 which is used to develop the structure of web pages like headings, paragraphs and more.

_Css

CSS deals with the style of the HTML including color, font, formatting,...

_Javascript

Javascript is a programming language that deals with the interactivity of the page.

_Frameworks

There are a number of frameworks which are a collection of pre-built and tested programs that help you develop User Interfaces easily.

The most popular ones are Reactjs, Vuejs and Angular.

The Profession

In front-end development there are many job titles here are a few:

_{Front-End Developer/Engineer}

A developer who is skilled to some extent in HTML,CSS, DOM(Document Object Model) and Javascript and who can implement them on the web.

_{Application/Javascript Developer/Engineer}

A person with computer science/engineering background using those skills in front-end technologies.

_{UI(User Interface) Developer/Engineer}

Developer with interaction design skills on top of front-end developer or front-end engineering skills.

How to get in.

Anybody can get into front-end dev but it is not an easy journey. But I promise it's rewarding...

_Salaries

Infact as of August 2023, the average salary for a front-end developer is $110,895 per year according to indeed.com.

⚠ However, salary-ranges vary based on your location.

Roadmap

You can find a comprehensive roadmap at roadmap.sh/frontend

Resources

There are many resources if you want to start out as a front-end developer.
I recommend Traversy Media on youtube.

• Html crash course
• Css crash course
• Js(Javascript) crash course

Conclusion

So, if you want to start your career as a front-end developer, what's stopping you? Go ahead and start. It won't be easy, but trust me; it will be worth the effort.