Websites are built from frontend interfaces, backend servers and databases. Here is a beginner-friendly map of how the pieces connect.
Every website you visit combines code that runs in your browser with code that runs on a server somewhere else.
Frontend
HTML structures content, CSS styles it and JavaScript makes it interactive. Frameworks like React help organise larger interfaces.
Backend
Servers handle logins, store data in databases and expose APIs that the frontend calls. Popular choices include Node.js, Python and PHP.
Getting Started
- Build a personal page with HTML and CSS
- Add interactivity with JavaScript
- Learn Git for version control
- Deploy a project online to share it