> Mobile development = frontend development + backend development + dev-op. Sorry no, being a mobile developer does not mean doing backend and devops any more

> Mobile development = frontend development + backend development + dev-op. Sorry no, being a mobile developer does not mean doing backend and devops any more than being a web developer does. In some cases you might have to do it, and in some cases you might not. But there's nothing inherently easier about the web. Furthermore I find the whining about different iPhone vs iPad layout differences to be quite ignorant of everything except iOS development. There is no more controlled environment than iOS. Try developing for Android some time. And don't get me started on cross-browser, cross-platform responsive web design. The bottom line is no development is easy, it's all a mess everywhere you look. It looks pretty bad when you try to extrapolate the warts from your particular corner of the dev world into an assertion that other developers have it easier. Doing good development work is just plain hard, even when working with equal share stakeholders and with none of the trust and workflow issues associated with clients.