Introduction:
Front-end technology is one of the most trending technology in the tech industry. As a Front-end developer your role is to work on the design and implementation of the interface through which users view and interact. In simple language they use technologies like HTML, CSS and JavaScript to make UI (User Interface)
Front-end Developer is one of the trending professions which is expected to grow 16% by 2030.
Front End Developer Skills That You Need to Master
1. HTML / CSS Mastery
HTML is HyperText Markup Language, used for creating web pages. It is foundation of websites.
For Learning HTML you can go through documentation or video tutorials of HTML & Popular websites for learning HTML is w3schools.com or GFG.com
CSS is Cascading Style Sheet, used for styling web pages. With the help of CSS we can add elements like layout, format, color, fonts, etc.. on web page. Suggestion for Learning CSS you can go through w3schools.com or GFG.com.
And for tricks of css you can through css-tricks.com.
2. JavaScript Proficiency
JavaScript is a programming language that is used on both front-end and back-end to make web pages interactive. If you have great solid understanding of JavaScript then it is lot more easier to create web pages with functionalities.
3. Responsive Design Principles
To make websites responsive you have musk skills of media queries, Flexbox and Grid layouts and you have to master this skills to do websites responsive.
For practice Flexbox you can go to website flexboxfroggy.com.
For practice Grid Layouts you can go to website https://appbrewery.github.io/gridgarden/
4. Front-End Frameworks
Front-End Frameworks are necessary things to become Front-end developer master and it helps to make websites with less effort.
In industry most popular Front-end framework is React Framework.
It is JS library to build UI developed by Facebook.
Why React Framework?
- React is trending in industry & Most used framework in worldwide.
- It is easy to learn compare to different frameworks.
- In this we use virtual DOM and by that it improves performance and allows applications for fast rendering.
- It also has browser extension React Developer Tools, which allows you to make it better coding in React.
5. Version Control / Git
Version control systems like Git(Global Information Tracker) allow developers to track changes, collaborate with others, and manage project versions efficiently.
6. Web performance optimization
Web performance optimization means time taken by any site to load. Speed, Scalability and smoothness this things are necessary for optimize websites.
How to improve Web performance:
- Minimize use of CSS and JS wherever possible.
- Use optimize images.
- Remove unwanted plugins.
- A good hosting provider.
7. Basic Understanding of Backend development
Having a basic understanding of backend technologies, like APIs and server-side rendering, will help you better communicate with backend developers and integrate functionality smoothly. RESTful APIs is necessary topic to learn.
