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A front-end developer is a type of software developer who specializes in creating and designing the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) of websites and web applications. The primary responsibility of a front-end developer is to ensure that the visual and interactive aspects of a website or application are user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing, and functionally efficient.
A front-end developer has one general responsibility: to ensure that website visitors can easily interact with the page. They do this through the combination of design, technology and programming to code a website’s appearance, as well as taking care of debugging. Whenever you visit a website, anything that you see, click on or otherwise use is the work of a front-end developer.
Optimizing the user experience.
Using HTML, JavaScript and CSS to bring concepts to life.
Developing and maintaining the user interface.
Implementing design on mobile websites.
Creating tools that improve site interaction regardless of the browser.
Managing software workflow.
Following SEO best practices.
Fixing bugs and testing for usability
Content Management Systems (aka CMS)
Node.js
Cross-Browser Testing
Cross-Platform Testing
Unit Testing
Cross-Device Testing
Accessibility / WAI-ARIA
Interaction or User Interface Design
User Experience
Usability
Wireframing
CSS Layout / Grids
DOM Manipulation (e.g., jQuery)
Mobile Web Performance
Load Testing
Performance Testing
Progressive Enhancement / Graceful Degradation
Version Control (e.g., GIT)
MVC / MVVM / MV*
Functional Programming
Data Formats (e.g., JSON, XML)
Data APIs (e.g Restful API)
Web Font Embedding
Scalable Vector Graphics (aka SVG)
Regular Expressions
Microdata / Microformats
Task Runners, Build Tools, Process Automation Tools
Responsive Web Design
Object-Oriented Programming
Application Architecture
Modules
Dependency Managers
Package Managers
JavaScript Animation
CSS Animation
Charts / Graphs
Code Quality Testing
Code Coverage Testing
Code Complexity Analysis
Integration Testing
Command Line / CLI
Templating Engines
Single Page Applications
XHR Requests (aka AJAX)
Web/Browser Security
HTML Semantics