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Digital Literacy Computer Basics Computer Languages What Some Common Languages Do and How They Work Together

Posted by Lauryn Baldwin
Lauryn Baldwin
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how do i remember front end and back end language

how do you remember the 2 and not get yourself confused with either

2 Answers

Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Hi Lauryn,

Front End runs on your local computer and Back End runs on the server hosting your web page. The difference is the location where your code is running.

tanuki
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tanuki
tanuki
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In the beginning the languages you use are different enough to rarely get confused - HTML, CSS and Javascript, for example. If you use Javascript for the backend also you'll not need to worry yet about language confusion.

Recalling methods across Javascript, Java and Python, for example, takes practise, and is just another part of programming to get used to. It's not necessarily about 'back versus front', just differing languages, but usually being in a certain context or environment is immersive enough to get in the right mindset.