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A good frontend web developer is as good as his tools. Developing the frontend of a website or web application is much easier when you have the right tools readily available to you.

Building aesthetically appealing websites shouldn’t be such a chore with these toolkits in your corner.

1. Code Editors: This is were 95% of your work as a web developer takes place, hence it is necessary to pick out the best code editors to make your work easier. Code editors are where your actual codes are written in a plain text format which is interpreted as a website or web app. Some code editors you should try out are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text or Atom. 

2. Version Control Systems (VSC): Much of what you would do as a frontend developer would involve collaborating with other developers. You need a version control system to keep track of changes to your codebase, revert changes and most importantly save your code to cloud. Examples of VCS are GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, PerForce, Apache Subversion etc. 

3. Frontend Boilerplates: Boilerplate codes are reusable codes that can be repeated at different without much alterations made. Boilerplate templates help you start writing code without starting from scratch. Example HTML5 Boilerplate, CSS Reset. 

4. Frontend Assets: Your website or web app isn’t entirely made of lines of codes there are other assets you need to make it visually appealing like icons, fonts, SVG etc. Some frontend assets can be gotten from Google Fonts, Font Awesome, Unsplash etc. 

5. Frontend Frameworks: Frameworks are made up of ready-made styling, for forms, navigation menus, buttons etc. These frameworks save the developer precious time and effort in creating visually appealing websites. Some favourite frameworks for frontend web development are Bootstrap, Semantic UI, Tailwind CSS. 

6. JavaScript Libraries & Frameworks: JavaScript is the number one language for the web. Libraries focus on specific areas of the site while frameworks provide an overall structure for sites. Both of these tools make the workflow easier for a frontend developer. Examples of frameworks or libraries for use jQuery, ReactJS, Vue.JS, AngularJS etc.