- In development teams, the developer roles and responsibilities are interconnected.
- For a smooth and efficient collaboration between front and back-end developers, developers must adhere to certain ethics and guidelines.
Back-end engineers might feel they have roles and responsibilities similar to those of the back end developer. On the other hand, front-end engineers can feel like they have identical responsibilities to front-end developers.
There are chances that front and back end developers might have overlapped roles, creating confusion between them. This occurs because they work on the same project or might execute the same tasks.
For example, an agile software development team has cross-functional roles and responsibilities to achieve its development goals.
They must follow the critical aspects of development-
- choosing a common language and framework
- communicating and documenting changes and updates
- adopting a consistent code style and quality standards
Also Read: Top Software Development Trends in 2024
As per a recent report by Statista, “Software – Worldwide,”
- Revenue in the software market is projected to reach USD 698.80 billion in 2024.
- Enterprise software dominates the market with a projected market volume of USD 292.00 billion in 2024.
- Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2024-2028) of 5.27%, resulting in a market volume of USD 858.10 billion by 2028.
- In global comparison, most revenue will be generated in the United States (USD 353.50 billion in 2024).
These guidelines will help front and back end developers maintain integrity for a streamlined design, development, and delivery process.
Following are a few ethics front and back end developers should follow to survive in the industry.
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Ensure Accessibility
The web is always accessible by default; hence, developers can find it challenging to get the flow right when migrating the features. Therefore, modern developers must work on personal development and ensure that the products and apps they offer are accessible to the users.
They must strive to meet the web content accessibility requirements by ensuring that the code and apps are accessible to the code via the web.
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Adopt Uniform Code Style and Quality Standards
Code style and quality standards ensure compatibility between front-end and back-end code. This is because they create a consistent and readable code base that is easy to understand and modify.
Hence, adopting a code style and quality standard that both front and back-end developers agree on is crucial. They must adopt uniform-
- naming conventions
- indentation, spacing, and punctuation rules
- modularization principles
- documentation and commenting practices
- security best practices
They can use tools like code style guides and rules (Example: PEP 8 Python Style Guide) and code quality and complexity metrics (Example: Code Climate or SonarQube). Adopting a uniform code style and quality standards helps deliver a high-quality user experience.
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Code of Conduct in Open Source
If the developers have released any of their codes on open source projects and it gains traction in the development community, it is crucial to consider all the community values to make an impact. Developers must consider aspects like how they want to empower the people and how they accept suggestions.
Moreover, it is essential to have a code of conduct in an open-source community to feel included in the community. It also helps developers show empathy towards the other developers.
Front and back-end developers must have a code of conduct to help them make these values explicit and work toward empowering the entire developer community.
Also Read: Open Source and its Utility for Coders
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Share and Document Changes and Updates
Sharing and documenting the changes and updates ensures front-end and back-end code compatibility. This helps track changes and updates that may affect the functionality or performance of the web app or website.
Hence, it is essential to communicate and document all changes and updates made to the front or back-end code. This includes changes like-
- adding, clearing, or altering features, components, or dependencies
- refactoring, optimizing, or correcting code
- deploying, scaling, or migrating code
- adding, updating, or deleting data
For proper documentation, developers can use version control systems (example: SVN), code review and collaboration platforms (example: Bitbucket), and documentation generators and hosting services (example: Sphinx)
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Choose a Common Framework and Language and Prioritize User Security
Choosing a standard programming language and framework helps ensure the compatibility between front-end and back-end code. A language and framework both parties are familiar with and comfortable using will reduce the learning curve and the potential for errors and conflicts.
For instance, if the developer uses JavaScript as the front-end language, back-end developers might want to use Node.js as their back-end framework. Also, developers can use a full-stack framework that provides both front-end and back-end components, like Django or Laravel.
Furthermore, developers must consider user security as one of their top priorities while designing, developing, and deploying their apps. Most of these roles and responsibilities fall on the shoulders of front-end and back-end development.
While surfing the web or other apps, developers must understand how users feel about security when browsing a particular app.
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Teamwork
Most app or web developers perform more efficiently when they work independently. However, they might need to collaborate with others to ensure they have efficient apps or software delivered and deployed.
Even if the developers work with the same group of people or work with a temporary team on a few projects, being a team player will help them to achieve the goals cohesively.
Moreover, project managers must give relevant feedback and track each developer’s performance. They must set clear expectations with their team members to ensure that they accomplish the business goals without any ambiguities in the team.
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