How can I become a Full Stack Developer?

A full-stack development company like ours needs developers with well-rounded skill sets. We often get the question from developers who are specialised in 2-3 areas about how they can transform into a full-stack developer. In this article, I have described the things that a developer needs to learn to become a full-stack developer. All these things are important and there is a roadmap to learning them.

There is a foundation that has to be built first and then the developers can move to proper language and framework learning. Below is a list that will guide the developers and other people who want to become full-stack developers. All the things that are listed below will be an efficient addition to the skill set.

Let us look at the foundation first

Before going fully into full-stack development, it is important to learn something for the foundation. That would be HTML and CSS! Both of them are the basis of every website development. Every developer who is planning to join a website development services company should learn these first.

HTML and CSS: A full-stack development company wants people who have at least the knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. HTML or HyperText Markup Language is very necessary for every website development. HTML is used to define and provide a structure by providing the website with content and other important things. HTML is a simple markup syntax. CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are used to provide style to the website. It is one of the simplest ways to add style to any website. Through this, the developers can add different fonts, colours, and layouts to the website.

The first step is to learn and be perfect with HTML and then the developers should move on to CSS to make their websites more attractive.

Programming languages that are important for full-stack developers

It is the language that is important to add dynamic features to websites. This one is essential for the implementation of the underlying ECMAScript. It is very important for full-stack developers to learn JavaScript right from scratch. JavaScript can be one of the best additions to the skill set of any developer for that matter. There are many frameworks of this language that can be used for front-end development (Angular, React, Vue) and back-end development (Node).

It is also very easy to learn the basics of JavaScript. This language has features that make it one of the best website development languages. 

Typescript: Angular has gained much hype with it. Typescript has also become popular. The developers who wish to learn Angular should learn Typescript before it. It is basically an addition to JavaScript, the next level after it. It is mostly used with JavaScript to enable features like type-checking into the website. This language provides great tools when it is used with code editors like Visual Studio. With this, the developers will find the automatic importing of modules.

Python: This language is at the top of all the languages in the world at this point in time. It is very important for full-stack development services to hire developers who can use Python. The developers who have not yet added Python to their skill set should now learn it. With the use of Python, developers can cover a wide range of use cases. The users will be able to implement command-line scripts, GUI and Web applications. This language is currently also helping with scientific computing. There are some frameworks of this language that can also be learned with it to add up to the website development skillset.

Front End Development Frameworks Important For Full Stack Development

Frameworks, either backend or frontend, make the development of common functionalities easier and much faster. Before learning the frameworks it is important for the developers to learn the underlying technology stack (for ex., JavaScript).

Vue.js: This framework gained great popularity in the year 2019. Most of web development companies used it and got satisfying results. This framework is very easy to learn and is a great choice for small projects. 

React.js: This is the JavaScript framework, with a library for developing user interfaces. The developers can create amazing user interfaces by using this framework. The developers can easily design simple views for each state of their web application. Declarative views can make it easy to debug the website and can make the code predictable. This framework helps developers in creating powerful single-page applications.

Angular.js: This framework is important to develop client applications with HTML and JavaScript or Typescript. This framework can easily combine dependency injection, end-to-end tooling, and declarative templates, and it can integrate best practices that can solve development challenges. This framework was also one of the most popular frameworks.. 

Back End Development Frameworks Important For Full Stack Development

Below are some back-end development frameworks that are used by full-stack developers:

Node.js: It is one of the most powerful frameworks for the purpose of backend development. This framework enables the developers to execute the JavaScript code at the back-end of the application. It is extremely powerful.

Django: Completely written in Python, developers like the elegance of this programming language. The developers who wish to use Python at the backend of their custom software development project should use Django as the framework.

In summary, 

Custom software development and website development companies want to hire developers who have knowledge of stacks. There are many stacks that can be learned nowadays and the languages and frameworks that are important are mentioned above. 

Shane is a certified Agile Coach who is also passionate about Diversity, Inclusion and Neurodiverse, a business coach and a talent mentor. For more insights, or to simply connect - click here: Shane Sale