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Front-End Programming Languages Should You Learn?

Engineer Robin 🎭 on February 19, 2025

The front-end of a website or web application is what users interact with directly. As a front-end developer, mastering the right programming langu...
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Divya

This is a good article!
Btw, HTML and CSS are programming languages 😁

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Engineer Robin 🎭

Glad you liked the article! 😁

And haha, nice try! But HTML and CSS aren’t actually programming languages—they’re markup and styling languages. They don’t have logic, loops, or conditions like real programming languages. But hey, they’re still essential for web development!

Unless… you’re trolling me? 😂

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Divya

Never said they weren't.
Just mentioned it coz they're at the top in a list of Front-end "Programming" Languages 🙂

I'm not trolling you 😭😭😭

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Engineer Robin 🎭

Haha, fair point! They might not be "real" programming languages, but they do run the front-end show. 😎

And don’t worry, I believe you—no trolling detected! 😊❤️🙌

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Divya

Ik ik 😅

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Dhvani • Edited

You mentioned Angular 😭 i thought i'm the only one, Thank you

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Engineer Robin 🎭

You're definitely not alone - Angular is still going strong! 🚀 Are you working on an Angular project right now? Let’s geek out! 😄

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Dhvani • Edited

I use Angular only at work cuz i think its not popular, But i can definitely teach Angular! let me know if you get stuck anywhere 😃

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Engineer Robin 🎭

That’s awesome! Yeah, Angular isn’t as hyped as React these days, but it’s still super powerful. 💪

And I appreciate that! Will definitely reach out if I get stuck. 😃🔥

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John Kelvin

Robin,
What do you think about Svelte?

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Engineer Robin 🎭

If you’re looking for a lightweight, performance-friendly framework with a great developer experience, Svelte is definitely worth exploring! Have you tried it yet, or are you considering it for a project? 🚀

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John Kelvin

Thanks