Who is a Frontend Developer? Explain the role and responsibilities in your own words?
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Definition
Frontend developers are computer programmers who specialize in website design and work on a website's visible part to the user.
Role
Frontend developer's roles include determining the structure and design of web pages, striking a balance between functional and aesthetic design and ensuring web design is optimized for smartphones while working along with backend developers, graphic designers and UX designers.
Responsibilities
Determining the structure and design of the web pages.
Ensuring user experience determines design choices.
Developing features to enhance user experience.
Striking a balance between functional and aesthetic design.
Ensuring web design is optimized for smartphones.
Building reusable code for future use.
Optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability.
Utilizing a variety of markup languages to write web pages.
Maintaining brand consistency throughout the design.