{"id":10013,"date":"2020-02-12T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T00:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charterglobal.com\/?p=10013"},"modified":"2023-12-05T07:44:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:44:01","slug":"understanding-full-stack-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charterglobal.com\/understanding-full-stack-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Full Stack Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to software development<\/a><\/strong>, there’s no shortage of titles, surnames, and appropriations in the many job roles associated with the field.<\/p>\n

Before we get into the details of full-stack development, it’s best to take a look at the big picture\u00a0and understand a little bit about each primary role in software development.<\/p>\n

Front-end developers, for example, focus on the actual presentation of your website, and how the information is laid out in browsers and on mobile devices.<\/p>\n

Visual Appeal and Feel: Front End Development<\/h3>\n

Essentially, front-end developers wish to ensure the best “look and feel” of your website.\u00a0 In the digital battlefield, front-end workers are equipped with an arsenal in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (the “scripting language”). With these languages, the developer can very efficiently manipulate content on a website to make it appealing and effective to the right audience(s).<\/p>\n

Everything you see on a website, such as a layout, positioning of text and images, colors, fonts, buttons, and so on\u2014are all factors that the front-end developer working in web applications must consider in their roles. The “user experience,” for example, is largely dictated by the works of the front-end developer.<\/p>\n

The main goal of a front-end developer is to provide the platform for visitors to interact with, a platform that provides and receives information. This means some developers will be well-versed in web design and using software such as Photoshop and Illustrator to create graphics and themed layouts.<\/p>\n

Data-Centric Roles: Back End Development<\/h3>\n

While front-end developers concern themselves with all things visual, back-end developers concentrate on the creation, flow, and management of data. Some of the processes most often associated with back-end development involve creating, editing\/updating, and recollecting data.<\/p>\n

Common scripting languages include PHP, Ruby, and Python. With these languages, a back-end developer can create algorithms and business logic to manipulate the data that was received in front-end development.<\/p>\n

This means that a back-end developer must have the ability to write code, required to receive the information input from the user – and saving it somewhere \u2013 like in a database. SQL is the language used for database management, which helps the developer interact with the database.<\/p>\n

The Best of Both Worlds: Full Stack Development<\/h3>\n

Full-stack web developers<\/strong><\/a> – good ones, anyway – seek to integrate the best of both worlds in front and back end development.<\/p>\n

The phrase “full-stack” quite literally means the full-stack of technology that makes up a website – so the full stack developer is proficient in both front-end and back-end programming languages and frameworks, as well as in server, network, and hosting environments.<\/p>\n

Usually, most full-stack developers will have spent many years working in a variety of different roles to get to this breadth and depth of knowledge.<\/p>\n

They also tend to be well-versed in both business logic and user experience, meaning they are well-equipped to get hands-on – but can also guide and consult on strategy, too.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/h3>\n

Given this dynamic ability to use the full spectrum of development skills, it’s no wonder full stack developers are in such high demand.<\/p>\n

A full-stack developer has all the keys to the house \u2013 there is no door that you cannot open.<\/p>\n

It provides unparalleled freedom to simultaneously work on front-end and back-end development and evaluate the capabilities and potential of your website in real-time without having to wait for another developer to review if what you\u2019re desiring is possible or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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