Full-stack Developer

A software developer who designs, develops, maintains and supports the entire end-to-end product. These developers are capable of developing and implementing modern solutions to any industry problem. They typically work with different technologies such as mobile application development, web application development, back-end software development and front-end software development.

More terms you might want to know

Font Colour

Also known as text colour, is a visible attribute of text determined by the combination of text and background colour.

Colour Palette

A specific set of colours, usually with a limited number of values, chosen to suit the needs of a particular design.

Opacity

The measure of how easily light passes through a material. It is a quantitative characteristic that can be represented as a number within the range of [0, 1], and in some cases [0%,100%], with lower numbers indicating higher transparency.

Small Caps

Small uppercase letters, generally about half as tall as regular uppercase letters.

Hick's Law

A well-known cognitive psychologist's principle that says that the time it takes to make a decision varies logarithmically according to the number of choices. As more options are presented, more decision time is required due to the mental work of comparing and contrasting each potential option.

Load More Scrolling

A design technique employed on websites and mobile apps that encourages users to scroll to view additional content.

System Font

A type of font that comes pre-installed in an operating system.

Copy

The written information that accompanies a design.

Alignment

The process of arranging objects in a consistent and even spatial relationship. It can refer to how text is aligned with respect to its margins or how any two or more things are aligned in general.

Centre Aligned

A layout where all the content, mostly text, is aligned to the centre. The overall purpose of a Centre Alignment is to make it easier for users to read and scroll through content.

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