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I agree. I was a web developer in the 90s when stuff was primitive, ugly and difficult. I switched to desktop .Net development in 2001 did that for almost 15
by EMM_386 6y ago
I agree. I was a web developer in the 90s when stuff was primitive, ugly and difficult.
I switched to desktop .Net development in 2001 did that for almost 15 years.
Since then I have been back on the web. I am full-stack so I find myself switching between front-end and back-end frequently.
I am enjoying my time more in the world of TypeScript, VS Code, and Angular than I am writing the back-end REST APIs in .Net Core and Visual Studio.
I was dreading going back to web development when I switched back again but recently it has turned out to be nicely structured, performant, logical and enjoyable.
- christophilus 6y agoMy career sounds much like yours, and my conclusions are the same. Typescript is a decent language. The tooling is excellent. The old footguns are mostly behind us. It’s definitely a completely new ballgame vs the old hackery I used to have to endure.
- taspeotis 6y agoIf you have the resources available to you (e.g. your employer is willing to pay) Rider is an excellent alternative to Visual Studio. It should make backend dev more enjoyable.