What is a Full Stack Developer?

What is a Full-stack Developer?

In this article, we’ll go the various concerns a Full-stack should have knowledge of, the and technologies they include.Photo by Eaters Collective on Unsplash

A Full-stack developer is a technical person who has the potential to work on both front end and back end of a software application. These developers possess a deep understanding of technologies used to implement different components and layers in a software product.

Full-stack Developers should have an understanding of the following:

1. Presentation LayerThe layer deals with the front end part of the application, i.e., user interfaces
2. Business Logic LayerThe business logic layer deals with the back end part of the application, for e.g. data validation, connectivity between the user interface and web.
3. Database LayerThis layer deals with the database connectivity with the application’s front end.

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Being a Full-stack developer does not mean you should be master in all these technologies. Instead, it means a Full-stack development professional should know how to work on the client as well as server sides and what’s happening in the app when developing it.

Businesses nowadays prefer to invest in Full-stack development services rather than hiring multiple resources to build a software application.

“All-singing, all-dancing technical wizard.”- Ian Peters-Campbell

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Front End Technologies

As the demand for digital solutions is increasing at a rapid pace, front end technologies have also become more important in product development. Rather than focusing on only product features, there is a need to consider the user experience while analyzing the success of a product.

Front end technologies are used for managing the user-facing components of the software product. A Full-stack developer should know how the software application should look like and what should be the flow of an app.

HTML/CSS

HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language used for creating web apps and web pages. CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets that describe how HTML events should be displayed on the screen. Also, CSS can manage the layout of multiple web pages at once.

Bootstrap

Bootstrap is an open-source CSS framework which can manage the creation of responsive websites and applications. Using CSS and Javascript based design templates, Bootstrap saves developers from a lot of coding efforts.

AngularJS

AngularJS is a javascript based open source framework that can address several challenges encountered in building single-page applications.

React

React is a javascript library used for developing user interfaces. It can enable high-performance rendering on both the server’s and the client’s side.

Backend Technologies

Backend is the part of a software application that you cannot see. The backend of app deals with organizing and storing of data and ensures that everything runs robustly on the client side.

Backend is responsible for interacting with the front end to receive and send information to be displayed on the web app. Whether you fill a form on the app, request to buy an item or save an item to the card, the app’s front end sends a request to the server which fetches information and displays it.

PHP

PHP is a general-purpose programming language used for the development of websites and web apps. Mainly focused on server-side scripting, PHP allows developers to do what other CGI programs can do. For example, generating dynamic page content, collecting form data or sending and receiving cookies.

Java

Java is an object-oriented language that can work on multiple platforms including Windows, Linux, MAC and more. The language can be used for building mobile apps, web apps, desktop apps, games, database connection, web servers, and application servers.

Python

Python is a high level and interpreted a programming language that can be used to create web apps and connect to database systems. As compared to other programming languages, it allows developers to write code with fewer lines. Also, the syntax is somewhat similar to the English language, which is easier to understand.

.NET

.NET is an open-source cross-platform used by developers for building web apps, mobile apps, desktop apps, microservices, gaming apps, and IoT apps. A developer should understand C#, Visual Basic or F# programming languages to build .NET apps.

NodeJS

NodeJS is a javascript runtime, designed to create scalable network applications. It is an open source server environment that can run on different platforms such as Linux, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix and more.

Go

Go is an open source Google’s general-purpose programming language used for building efficient and simple to use software applications.

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