> This conceptual split has evolved into the creation of specialized developer roles for each, which is still the norm throughout the industry I think this is

> This conceptual split has evolved into the creation of specialized developer roles for each, which is still the norm throughout the industry I think this is backwards. We have a conceptual split because people self selected for front-end or back-end biased roles, nothing has ever stopped anyone from bridging the gap if they wished. I'm a front end dev predominantly and there's nothing stopping me from pursueing "full-stack" if I wished except I feel much more naturally suited to solving the kinds of problems the front-end expresses. The scope for each respective stack is so vast these days that it's no wonder people prefer to specialise just to have some focus.