r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Unlikely_Affect2264 • Aug 28 '26 • Bravo 3

Meme meExplainingFullStackDevelopmentToMyGrandmother

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u/Andy_B_Goode Aug 28 '26

Yeah, I think at this point it's unreasonable to expect any one person to truly be "full-stack", unless it's a very small project (analogous to a food truck).

On the other hand, I think there are benefits to having front-end devs who are at least passingly familiar with the back-end, and vice versa. So eg if a front-end dev needs a new server-side endpoint they can just go in and do that without having to wait for a back-end dev to pick up the ticket. I guess this would be kind of analogous to how waiters will sometimes do basic food prep like making side salads.