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Front-End Programming Languages Should You Learn?

Robin 🎭 on February 19, 2025

The front-end of a website or web application is what users interact with directly. As a front-end developer, mastering the right programming langu...
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Divya

This is a good article!
Btw, HTML and CSS are programming languages 😁

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Robin 🎭

Glad you liked the article! 😁

And haha, nice try! But HTML and CSS aren’t actually programming languagesβ€”they’re markup and styling languages. They don’t have logic, loops, or conditions like real programming languages. But hey, they’re still essential for web development!

Unless… you’re trolling me? πŸ˜‚

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Divya

Never said they weren't.
Just mentioned it coz they're at the top in a list of Front-end "Programming" Languages πŸ™‚

I'm not trolling you 😭😭😭

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Robin 🎭

Haha, fair point! They might not be "real" programming languages, but they do run the front-end show. 😎

And don’t worry, I believe youβ€”no trolling detected! πŸ˜Šβ€οΈπŸ™Œ

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Divya

Ik ik πŸ˜…

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Dhvani • Edited

You mentioned Angular 😭 i thought i'm the only one, Thank you

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Robin 🎭

You're definitely not alone - Angular is still going strong! πŸš€ Are you working on an Angular project right now? Let’s geek out! πŸ˜„

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Dhvani • Edited

I use Angular only at work cuz i think its not popular, But i can definitely teach Angular! let me know if you get stuck anywhere πŸ˜ƒ

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Robin 🎭

That’s awesome! Yeah, Angular isn’t as hyped as React these days, but it’s still super powerful. πŸ’ͺ

And I appreciate that! Will definitely reach out if I get stuck. πŸ˜ƒπŸ”₯

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John Kelvin

Robin,
What do you think about Svelte?

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Robin 🎭

If you’re looking for a lightweight, performance-friendly framework with a great developer experience, Svelte is definitely worth exploring! Have you tried it yet, or are you considering it for a project? πŸš€