INTRODUCTION

Nearly all programming jobs today require at least a cursory understanding of full-stack development, but if you’re a beginner, you might struggle to find the right entry point to this overwhelming topic. You might not even know what the term means.

Simply put, full-stack web development typically refers to the creation of complete web applications using JavaScript and the many frameworks built for it. It requires a mastery of the traditional disciplines of frontend and backend development, as well as the ability to write middleware and various kinds of application programming interfaces (APIs).

Lastly, a well-rounded full-stack ...

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