Can someone explain to me what exactly a front end, middle, back end developer means? Whats does a full stack developer mean?

Question

I hear this all the time " I'm a front end developer" but I don't understand what that means. what makes someone a full stack developer or a front end/ back end developer ? What is it that they do exactly?

Answer 1

The frontend is what the user sees and interacts with, the backend powers the program.
In your car the frontend is the gas pedal and the steering wheel, and the backend is the engine and the transmission.
In web development the frontend guy does HTML, CSS, (clientside) javascript, and the backend guy everything else.

Answer 2

Where did you hear "middle developer"?

Front-end is the casual term for client-side, which is more technically correct. Back-end is the casual term for server-side, which is also more technically correct. Full-stack means you do both the front end and back end. If there were to be anything meant by the "middle", it would be programming the firmware for carrying packets back and forth on "the wire" or network topology, which may include modems/routers and drivers for those. If you want to go down rabbit holes on the Internet for awhile, you can look up TCP / IP to figure out what that whole area is about.

Addendum:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client%E2%80%93server_model

Client-side = the user's browser (might include computer/device if accessing clipboard for example)

Server-side = the host's software (stuff like APIs and databases)

...All very roughly speaking.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Janning⭐ oh okay . great thank you.

Answer 5

Schindlabua ahh. ok . thank you that's easier to understand.