{"id":6429,"date":"2021-10-12T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=6429"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:04:08","slug":"front-end-vs-back-end-whats-the-main-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/front-end-vs-back-end-whats-the-main-difference","title":{"rendered":"Front End Vs Back End- What\u2019s the main difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/front-end-vs-back-end-whats-the-main-difference\/#What_is_Front_End_Development\" title=\"What is Front End Development?\">What is Front End Development?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/front-end-vs-back-end-whats-the-main-difference\/#Top_Front_End_Languages\" title=\"Top Front End Languages\">Top Front End Languages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/front-end-vs-back-end-whats-the-main-difference\/#Top_Front_End_Frameworks_Libraries\" title=\"Top Front End Frameworks &amp; Libraries\">Top Front End Frameworks &amp; Libraries<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/front-end-vs-back-end-whats-the-main-difference\/#What_is_Back_End_Development\" title=\"What is Back End Development?\">What is Back End Development?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/front-end-vs-back-end-whats-the-main-difference\/#Top_Back_End_Languages\" title=\"Top Back End Languages\">Top Back End Languages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/front-end-vs-back-end-whats-the-main-difference\/#Top_Back_End_Frameworks\" title=\"Top Back End Frameworks\">Top Back End Frameworks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Front End and Back End are two renowned terms used in the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/web-development\/\">web development<\/a><\/span>. If you have an avid interest in web technology, then you may have heard these words many times. Both of them holds a great significance in the process of website creation and maintenance. They utilize different programming languages and frameworks to build a website with perfection.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Front_End_Development\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>What is Front End Development?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/front-end-development\/\">Front End development<\/a><\/span> involves the development of the website\u2019s graphical user interface by deploying HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It is that area where the users can view and interact with the website such as images, text, buttons, navigation menu etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The developers are adroit in the client-side web development, and their main focus is on responsiveness and performance of the website. No matter what the screen size, it should deliver high-grade performance to the users. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Front_End_Languages\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #003366;\"><strong>Top Front End Languages<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Some of the popular front-end languages are discussed below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>HTML<\/strong>&#8211;<\/span> The front-end part of the webpages is built using this markup language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>CSS- <\/strong><\/span>It stands for Cascading Style Sheets and are useful for making the webpages more attractive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>JavaScript- <\/strong><\/span>With the help of this scripting language, one can create interactive websites with minimal efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Front_End_Frameworks_Libraries\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #003366;\"><strong>Top Front End Frameworks &amp; Libraries<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>AngularJS- <\/strong><\/span>This front-end framework is primarily used for building SPAs (Single Page Web Applications). It converts the static HTML into the dynamic one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>React.js-<\/strong><\/span> This open-source front-end library is maintained by Facebook, and used for creating user interfaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>JQuery- <\/strong><\/span>JQuery is a fast, efficient, and feature-enriched JavaScript library that simplifies the HTML DOM tree traversal and event handling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Flutter- <\/strong><\/span>This open-source development SDK has been managed by Google. It is used for building high-performance native apps for mobile (Android &amp; iOS) using a single code base.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"\/blog\/how-cms-web-development-is-useful-for-small-business-growth\">How CMS Web Development is Useful for Small Business Growth?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Back_End_Development\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>What is Back End Development?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Back End development is also referred to as server-side development. It involves all behind the scene tasks that users are not able to view. It mainly involves databases, backend logic, APIs, and servers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Back_End_Languages\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #003366;\"><strong>Top Back End Languages<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here are some popular programming languages that are used for building back end of the website:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>PHP- <\/strong><\/span>This server-side scripting language is the topmost choice for web development. All the code execution is performed at the server-side only.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>C++- <\/strong><\/span>This general purpose programming language is an extension of the C language that produces competitive coding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Java- <\/strong><\/span>Java needs no introduction. This programming language provides lots of scalability to the developers during development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Python- <\/strong><\/span>It is a well-known back end language that is utilized on the server for building web apps faster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Node.js- <\/strong><\/span>It is an open-source and cross-platform runtime environment for the execution of JavaScript code.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Back_End_Frameworks\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #003366;\"><strong>Top Back End Frameworks<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Some of the best back end frameworks are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Django<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Laravel<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rails<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Express<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Spring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Always look for the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/web-development\/\">web development company<\/a><\/span> that has expert front and back end developers on-board to add value to your web development project. Do as much as research from your end to get the reliable options to suit your purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"\/blog\/how-to-ensure-content-marketing-success-with-sitefinity-cms\">How to Ensure Content Marketing Success with Sitefinity CMS?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[536,104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-end-development","category-web-development"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6429"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11018,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6429\/revisions\/11018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}