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7 Skills needed to become a front-end developer for Juniors

7 Skills needed to become a front-end developer for Juniors
Hello everyone my name is Ramson Odoi and I am a frontend developer.
I would like to share with you 7 skills needed to become a frontend developer for juniors.Let get started!

[1/7] Learn HTML and CSS
Hypertext markup language (HTML) and cascading style sheets (CSS) are a websites skeleton.
While HTML gives structure to web pages, CSS helps style the HTML elements with the colour,
Fronts, typeface, and more.
[2/7] Learn Javascript
This client-side programming language lets you add interactive features, including polls,slideshows,and forms, to a website. It also offers support for dynamic elements, including, but not limited to,page animation,scrolling,audio, and video.

[3a/7] Learn a Framework
Frameworks are prewritten code modules for common website elements like login and search interfaces.

They're easy to incorporate and are reusable.
Examples of popular javascript frameworks include AngularJS, Ember and ReactJS.

[3b/7] Learn how to use Libraries
Libraries (plugins &extensions), are useful for adding prefabricated elements to a website. A good example is a countdown timer on a retail website. jquery is a commonly used open source JS library with plenty of customization options.

[4/7] Version control system
A version control system is software specifically designed to track changes made to code over time.
[5a/7] Cross-browser
Depending on various factors, a website's appearance may change across browsers. Developers use browse tools to address this issue.
Browser tools allows developers to test and fine-tune webpages in a way that is best suited to a particular browser.
[5b/7] Device testing
Developers use responsive design techniques to change site layout and design depending on the type of device accessing it.
[6/7] Web performance optimisation (WPO)
A slow loading website can reduce user engagement drastically. Website performance optimisation techniques help ensure faster loading times through automation tools.
[7/7] Search engine optimization (SEO)
SEO: the practice of increasing traffic to a website organically through search results.
Generally, there is a separate team to supervise SEO practices. However,knowing the basics can help you determine where to place the different tags.
Thank you for reading!

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