The front-end of a website is the part that users interact with. Everything that users see when they’re navigating around the internet, from colors and fonts to sliders and dropdown menus, is a combo of front-end technologies being controlled by users’ computer’s browser. A front-end developer has one main responsibility: to ensure that website visitors can easily interact with the page. They do this through the combination of technology, design, and programming to code a website’s appearance, as well as taking care of debugging. The most important requirements and qualifications for Front-End Developers:
- Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms.
- Good understanding of HTML5, CSS3.
- Possess proficiency in Javascript and JQuery.
- Familiarity with Photoshop.
- Experience with JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as ReactJS, AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, DurandalJS etc.
- Knowledge of some SEO principles.
- Excellent knowledge of browser troubleshooting and debugging practices and techniques.
- Familiar with UI layouts, SASS, and Bootstrap.