HOW TO BECOME A FULL STACK WEB DEVELOPER

What is a Full Stack Development professional?

A full-stack development professional has sound technical knowledge of every development aspect – front end, back end, various operating systems, and other technical details. These people are usually termed “developer generalists.” The significant thing to be noted here is that full-stack developers should not be confused with senior developers.

In a nutshell, this stack of developers can create any complex application from scratch, provided they would have understood how each technical layer should interact with the other.

Why Full Stack Development?

At the beginning of this post, we have mentioned a query that had instantly popped into my mind – why would a company require full-stack development professional. Here’s the answer:

1. Creation of unique code

The developer or the agency would be able to create a unique code for multiple technologies, as they could work with various kinds of software tools that are complex and simple. This would give an extra edge to the company or organization opting for full-stack development.

2. Multiple technologies for wonderful user experience

A full-stack development professional would be proficient in numerous programs like JS, HTML, PHP, CSS, etc., among many others. H/she would be proficient in working with all these programs and incorporate them well into the site design. It will be an add-on to the capabilities of the full-stack developer if they know how to work with animation and graphics. Some professionals would also be able to convert complex Photoshop designs to front-end code. This will reduce the dependency of the organization on various technical professionals, thereby enhancing their business efficiency.

What are the basic requirements to be a full-stack developer?

• • To write front end code in HTML, CSS, Javascript
  • To create and use APIs
  • To write backend code in Ruby, Python/ Java, PHP
  • To know about working with infrastructure, including hardware and OS
  • Solve and understand queries related to databases
  • Manage Project and coordinate with the Client

Technologies that a Full Stack Developer must know:

1. HTML/ CSS

• The first thing to be learned in becoming a web developer is HTML and CSS. These are the basic building blocks to design and develop websites. It enables you to add content and styles to your project site.

2. Javascript

• It is a trendy technology that is unveiling innovations quite frequently. Every year some new tools and frameworks get released. Hence, a strong knowledge of JS would be an added advantage. Also, knowledge of JS frameworks like Angular JS and React JS, and jQuery would allow the full stack developers to write long codes easily.

3. Programming languages:

• After strengthening frontend concepts, try gaining a strong foothold in backend languages like Java, PHP, .Net, etc.  This will allow you to handle the logic required for building applications, user authentication, and other operations for data management. Whichever language is chosen, ensure to be thorough with all its nuances.

4. Storage and Database:

• After learning the programming languages, learn a database management language such as My SQL/MS SQL. Gain knowledge about how to connect a backend language to the database. Also, this will make you aware of how to store cookies, sessions, and cached data.

5. REST API and HTTP

• Understand various protocols such as HTTP, which facilitates communication between client and server. Moreover, one of the significant trending terms – RESTful web services must also be known to you. REST provides interoperability between computers and the internet. It will be an ad–on if the knowledge of Chrome DevTools and SSL certificates is also acquired.

6. Learning Architecture details:

• A full-stack web application developer must know the architecture of a web application. This would help in developing complex applications. It would allow them to figure out the structure of the code, the type of data that needs to be structured, where and how to perform sundry computational tasks.

7. Version control or Debugging:

• A version control system is a component of software configuration management, allowing you to manage the changes you make in the documents, computer programs, large websites, etc.  The changes are usually identified by several letter codes such as ‘revision level or the number.’ It requires a Full Stack Developer to be well versed with a version control system. Further, an understanding of GIT will help you in tracking the changes made to the codebase.
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• What is front-end development?

  The website’s front end is everything you see and can interact with using a browser. So, creating this visual part is called front-end development. You could even say that designers creating user interfaces and planning experiences are also front-end developers, as they are working in collaboration on the same part of the project.

  To create the front end, engineers use the combination of HTML (for basic page structure and content), CSS (for visual editing), and JavaScript (for making websites interactive). The same tools are used to create progressive web apps –  mobile apps that look and feel like native ones but are created using front-end technologies. There’s more about that in the linked article.

  On the other hand, the back end is everything that happens, well, backstage. It contains servers where your web pages are located and the underlying logic that governs the website’s functions and processes. We have an in-depth description of the inner workings of web applications if you want to check it out.

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  The back end is built using different technologies, including Java, PHP, Ruby, C#, and sometimes JavaScript, which we’ll explain in a corresponding section.