eli5 What is the difference between “Front End” developers and “Back End” developers?
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Front end developers are the one who build the stuff you see on the screen… the page layout, the interactions with buttons, slideshows, forms, sections that expand, etc.
Backend are the ones who get inputs to communicate with other databases and systems and return outputs, say processing an ecommerce order and sending the order to the warehouse, processing the credit card, generating the confirmation email. Or displaying your investment portfolio and calculating your returns based on market prices, what price and number of shares you own, etc. It’s also things like load balancing, media serving, security protocols, etc. to keep sites up and runnings, functioning well, keeping them secure.
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