🌐 What is a Frontend?

In modern web applications, the frontend is the part of the application that users directly interact with — the visual interface, buttons, layouts, and everything you see on a website or web app. It communicates with the backend, which handles data processing, storage, and business logic.

🕰️ Evolution of Frontend Development

HTML (HyperText Markup Language)

HTML is the skeleton of web pages. It defines the structure and content — headers, paragraphs, links, images, etc.

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CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

CSS adds style to HTML — layout, colors, fonts, responsiveness, animations, and more.

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JavaScript

JavaScript brings interactivity to the web. It's used to handle logic like form validation, dynamic content updates, animations, API requests, and more.

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🧰 Our Frontend Stack

We're building our frontend with:

• React – UI framework
• TypeScript (TSX) – JavaScript + type safety
• Vite – Build tool for fast development
• Tailwind CSS – Utility-first CSS framework

Let's break these down:

Tool	Description
React	Component-based UI library
TypeScript (TSX)	Superset of JS with types, safer coding
Vite	Fast dev server + bundler
Tailwind CSS	Utility-based styling with minimal custom CSS

React

React is a popular JavaScript library for building fast and interactive user interfaces using a component-based approach. Developed by Meta, it allows developers to build reusable UI components and manage state effectively.

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TypeScript (TSX)

TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that adds static typing. It helps catch errors during development and makes code more maintainable. TSX is TypeScript's version of JSX, allowing type-safe React components.

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Vite

Vite is a modern build tool that provides a faster and leaner development experience. It uses native ES modules and offers features like instant server start, lightning-fast HMR (Hot Module Replacement), and optimized builds.

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Tailwind CSS

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that lets you build custom designs without leaving your HTML. It provides low-level utility classes that let you build completely custom designs without ever leaving your HTML.

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⚙️ How to Create a React + TS + Vite + Tailwind Project

1. Install Node.js Install from nodejs.org. This gives you both node and npm.

2. Create a Vite Project

   npm create vite@latest
   

   Choose:

   • Framework: React
   • Variant: TypeScript

3. Install Tailwind CSS Follow the official Tailwind + Vite Installation Guide

💡 Example Project

I created a simple frontend application with a few UI elements. You can:

• 💻 View the code: GitHub Repo

• 🔗 See it live: Live App on Vercel

  Feel free to clone the repo, explore the code, and check out the comments for more insight into how things are built.