Front-End Developer (BCS Guides to IT Roles)

Even Amazing Products Can Be Let Down By Poor User Interfaces. It Is The Job Of Front-end Developers To Make Software Products And Websites Engaging And Attractive For Users. This Book Covers The Role Of Front-end Developer In Terms Of Typical Responsibilities, Required Skills And Relevant Tools, Methods And Techniques. Career Progression For Front-end Developers Is Also Discussed And Case Studies Are Included. Code Snippets Are Used Throughout The Book To Illustrate The Topics Introduced. Cover Copyright Page CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLE AUTHOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE 1 THE FRONT-END DEVELOPER WHAT IS A FRONT-END DEVELOPER? FRONT-END DEVELOPER RESPONSIBILITIES THE CONTEXT OF THE FRONT-END DEVELOPER SUMMARY 2 TOOLS OF THE TRADE PRIMARY TOOLS OTHER TOOLS THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL SUMMARY 3 METHODS AND TECHNIQUES AGILE TECHNIQUES TESTING ETHICS SUMMARY 4 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FRONT-END DEVELOPER MORNING LUNCH AFTERNOON 5 CAREER PROGRESSION BECOMING A FRONT-END DEVELOPER PROGRESSING AS A FRONT-END DEVELOPER MOVING ON FROM FRONT-END DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY 6 CONCLUSION REFERENCES FURTHER READING GLOSSARY INDEX Back Cover Even amazing products can be let down by poor user interfaces. It is the job of front-end developers to make the user-interface (front-end) of software products and websites usable, engaging and attractive. This book covers the role of front-end developer in terms of typical responsibilities, required skills and relevant tools, methods and techniques. Career progression for front-end developers is also discussed, with real life practical examples and code snippets used throughout the book to illustrate the topics. "Even amazing products can be let down by poor user interfaces. It is the job of front-end developers to make software products and websites engaging and attractive for users. This book covers the role of front-end developer in terms of typical responsibilities, required skills and relevant tools, methods and techniques. Career progression for front-end developers is also discussed." -- Provided by publisher