4 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FRONT-END DEVELOPER

The preceding chapters looked at the tools, methods and techniques employed by front-end developers. However, we are yet to discuss how these are used in day-to-day employment. This chapter therefore looks at what a front-end developer might expect to do in a day.

There is no typical day in the life of any developer, let alone a front-end developer. I have therefore included a bit of everything in this day to illustrate all the possibilities of the job, so this is going to seem like a very, very full day. Please do not think that I am always this busy all day and please do not let this put you off joining the profession. On an average day, I would likely spend a bit of time on one or two features ...

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