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This post is Javascript Rodney Dangerfield. I'm sure there are backend engineers who think FE isn't real engineering, just like I'm sure there are frontend engi
by camgunz 6y ago
This post is Javascript Rodney Dangerfield. I'm sure there are backend engineers who think FE isn't real engineering, just like I'm sure there are frontend engineers who think BE oughta be a $15/mo. service you pay for and that's it. Let's not get too carried away with the endianness here. There's complexity everywhere.
- imheretolearn 6y agoTo add to that, I think the challenges faced by FE engineers are different from challenges faced by BE engineers or at least I think so. The article incorrectly conflates the two.I'd like to know on a scale of 1 to 10 how correct I am?
- sixstringtheory 6y agoI agree and that was the thought that stuck with me through the article. Of course they’re different. To be highly reductive, let’s just say backend focuses mostly on data ingestion, transformation and storage, and fronted does UI, graphics and event reaction. Yes, a lot of it looks similar from a far enough height. Yes, they both have their challenges. No, they aren’t the same thing. The work is different, and the tools and ecosystems have evolved differently to cope with their unique aspects.
- webmaven 6y ago> Let's not get too carried away with the endianness here. There's complexity everywhere. Hah! Much appreciated for the clever use of "endian" in this context.