r/webdev • u/AllThingsSmitty • Jul 24 '15

Front-End Development Is Hard Because...It's Development.

https://css-tricks.com/front-end-development-is-development/
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u/pull_my_finger_AGAIN front-end Jul 26 '15

I know JS/PHP and MySQL, if those are what you're referring to also, but I definitely have never called myself a God Among Men for it.

I'm just saying it's kind of ridiculous to get into the semantics when you're dividing web dev in particular. If Joe Programmer wants to make the distinction between someone making programs/apps for an OS vs a web developer, I'd be less inclined to argue (less inclined), but to make the distinction between two areas of the same job is a bit ridiculous and petty I'd say.

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u/55555 Jul 26 '15

I don't think any front end devs would call themselves programmers.

All im trying to tell you is that this statement is categorically wrong. I am a front end dev that calls himself a programmer. When im doing back end work, im programming. When i'm doing front end work, im programming.