The following table specifies the key differences between a front-end and back-end development:
| Front-end Development | Back-end Development |
|---|---|
| The front-end development in an application refers to the client-side of an application. | The back-end development in an application refers to the server-side of an application. |
| As the name specifies, the front-end development is the part of a web application where users can see and interact. | As the name specifies, the back-end development consists of everything that happens behind the scenes and users cannot see and interact with. |
| The front-end development includes everything that attributes to the visual aspects of a web application. | The back-end development generally includes a web server that communicates with the database to serve the users’ requests. |
| HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery, JavaScript, AngularJS, and React.js are essential front-end development technologies. | Java, PHP, Python, C++, Node.js, etc., are the technologies required for back-end development. |
| Examples of some front-end frameworks are AngularJS, React.js, jQuery, Sass, etc. | Examples of some back-end frameworks are Express, Django, Rails, Laravel, Spring, etc. |
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