--- title: "Front-End Web Development Fundamentals" url: "/articles/frontend-web-development-fundamentals" type: article date: 2015-05-05 updated: 2023-10-26 --- # Front-End Web Development Fundamentals # Front-End Web Development Fundamentals New Book Helps Demystify Best Practices By [ Joe Fender ](/about/joe-fender) May 5, 2015 *DrupalCon: Carwin Young, co-author of Front-End Fundamentals, will be giving a session at DrupalCon LA 2015 on [The Why and How of Front End Architecture](https://events.drupal.org/losangeles2015/sessions/why-and-how-front-end-architecture). Come by and say hi!* I started building websites, like many of us, as a back-end developer. I spent many delightful years developing with PHP and Drupal. However, the projects that I started working on in 2011 allowed me to begin playing with various front-end technologies. In early 2012, I successfully launched [BracketCloud](http://www.bracketcloud.com) which was built with Backbone.js, Drupal and Node.js. Moving forward and eventually into 2013, my exposure to the front-end continued to grow. I worked on several projects that involved a lot of front-end development such as our very own [Drupalize.Me](https://drupalize.me/) and more recently the [MSNBC](https://www.ms.now/) site. When I look back to the beginning of my journey to becoming a front-end developer, I wish that someone had been there to hand me a list of all the popular tools that I should probably experiment with or at least be aware of. Instead, I stumbled blindly through an overgrown forest of JavaScript plugins and frameworks, trying to figure out for myself how a front-end developer was supposed to code. That being said, I love teaching myself new things and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. One of my 2013 new year resolutions was to write a book on front-end development that would help people with the learning curve. There was a lot to consider as I began to draft out the book structure and I went through many iterations of the topics I wanted to cover. At our annual Design & Developer retreat here at Lullabot I talked with [Carwin Young](https://www.lullabot.com/about/carwin-young), our Senior Front-End Developer, about my progress and as he shared his thoughts it became obvious that his experience and knowledge would be invaluable to the book. We decided to co-author the book together and expand its scope. One year after conception, we are extremely pleased to announce the release of [Front-End Fundamentals](https://leanpub.com/front-end-fundamentals)! Front-End Fundamentals introduces the tools and fundamentals of front-end development practices and workflows. In the book we cover topics such as JavaScript frameworks, CSS styling, dependency management and task automation. You can grab it in your favorite digital format on [Leanpub.com](https://leanpub.com/front-end-fundamentals). For a 25% discount, please use this link: Published in: - [ Front-end Development ](/topics/frontend-development) You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. ## Get in touch with us ### Tell us about your project. We'd love to hear from you! First Name Last Name Your email address Your organization How you heard about us Tell us more Leave this field blank