front-end-discourse
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A place to discuss what it means to be a front-end developer.
Part of the problem in my eyes isn't really job titles perse but with the fact that JavaScript has moved so far and beyond where it was intentionally designed (my...
And what do you do? Write a brief job description for your role, and tell us a little about your background.
Are they a problem? I want to make sure I'm not the only one having issues here. I believe they are a problem because they are too general. The skill-sets...
...and it's _not_ coding algorithms on a whiteboard. **Interviewers:** How do you assess technical knowledge at your company? What are your thoughts? **Interviewees:** What types of projects and coding challenges...
The complexity of the web is such that, today, being a true full-stack developer would mean someone be able to both shard a database *and* architect a [insert-JS-framework-here] app *and*...
And what does that say about you as a front-end developer?
I'm thinking something like this:  The point being, there are *two* ends in the spectrum of front-end development, and most of...
In my experience, most developers who are highly skilled in JavaScript, actually suck at HTML+CSS. As a matter of fact, in my current workplace, each so-called ”Full-stack" developer basically don't...
[If CSS is so easy why does everyone suck?](https://hackernoon.com/if-css-is-so-easy-why-does-everyone-suck-e4442cc9428a) [JavaScript development is not fun for me anymore](https://medium.com/@paulvm/javascript-development-is-not-fun-for-me-anymore-ac4e9d7b89a3) [Being an imposter in the tech industry](https://medium.com/@jacobtan/being-an-imposter-in-the-tech-industry-e9e2991c8329) [JavaScript really is overtaking the world](https://medium.com/fed-or-dead/javascript-really-is-overtaking-the-world-5b59b5af41ed)...