I used to do fullstack development, but have recently moved to pretty much full time backend because the amount of headache present in the frontend dev. > If I

I used to do fullstack development, but have recently moved to pretty much full time backend because the amount of headache present in the frontend dev. > If I put some JavaScript code in a static file, it'll work exactly the same when 1 person runs it as when a million people run it. No it wouldn't, because the million people have million different devices with different screen sizes, browser implementation and HTML/CSS/JS support for standards. The website should render properly on devices ranging from 5" mobile screens to 32" 4k monitors, while looking beautiful. This is in addition to proper support for multiple languages, accessibility features, and whatever new-fangled PWA bullshit that the business team wants. Implying that frontend is `just` making API calls and putting JSON responses on the screen reeks of naivety. This could've been true in 2005, but in 2019 unfortunately websites have taken place of full blown desktop apps, and are required to behave as one. There's a reason why frontend dev is a specialist job position now and pays on par with backend dev.