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Frontend

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An application – like the one you’re reading this post on – is made up of just two parts: a frontend and a backend. The frontend is the visual, interactive part of the application that your users actually use. If accessed through the browser, it's always written in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The frontend makes calls to the backend to get the data and kick of the workflows it needs (e.g. populating your profile page).

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