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Combined Frontend and Backend Expertise

A full-stack developer is someone who can visualise all aspects of digital applications from both the front end (UI/UX) and the back end (database, server, API, deployment). Instead of focusing on just one layer within the application, full-stack developers are involved in building all layers of a modern digital product, including client-side scripting and backend logic with server-side databases (e.g., MySQL), as well as deploying their web application into the production environment.

According to the diverse toolset of skills and responsibilities placed upon full-stack developers, it gives them the ability to work with different engineering disciplines and to think outside of silos. With the tools used to create the front end, they create web applications with responsive interfaces using technologies (HTML, CSS, JS, etc.) along with modern frameworks such as AngularJS, ReactJS  or Bootstrap while using technologies such as NodeJS, PHP, Python, Java, Ruby, etc., for backend development. They also use version control systems (Git) and DevOps practices, including security best practices and performance optimisation, when publishing their applications to the public.

Lastly, even if a developer does not have the same deep knowledge as a specialist in that particular field, he or she can provide a valuable resource to a startup, an agile development team or a digital product's development environment by providing a developer with adaptability and full process visibility in today’s modern software development cycle.