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> Almost never have a met a person who was equally good at both. I am literally that person. It's a good thing we've never met, or you wouldn't be able to say

> Almost never have a met a person who was equally good at both. I am literally that person. It's a good thing we've never met, or you wouldn't be able to say that anymore! Edit: Sorry for sharing my professional responsibilities, where some of my clients pay me for front-end work, some for back-end work, and some for both. I forgot that people on the internet that have never met me know what I do better than I do, and that I'm not good at it! Please don't tell my clients that have been paying me continuously for 15 years....

hansonkd 2y ago
perhaps you are the exception that proves the rule :shrug: or perhaps its hard to objectively measure one's owns abilities. which is the most common thing i have seen from "full stack" interviewees.
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- owenpalmer 2y ago
  > perhaps you are the exception that proves the rule As someone who worked directly with OP, I can confirm they are highly exceptional. Don't be too surprised when you encounter talented people on HN. I challenge you to be more inquisitive, rather than dismissive.
nesarkvechnep 2y ago
Or, you just think you’re literally that person. No offence, I’ve met my fair share of developers who are full of themselves but are barely tolerable at best.
- bb88 2y ago
  The devs who don't ooze ego over all of their code and just let their code speak for itself are often the best developers.
- JoeyJoJoJr 2y ago
  Well they didn’t say that they are specialist level at both. It could be that they are mid/good level at both, which isn’t a particularly egotistical view to have of oneself. I got the impression that they were highlighting their skillset is more broad than deep, which is basically what you’d expect from a good full-stack developer. I’ve met a lot of programmers early in my career who were full of themselves, and a number of more experienced ones later in my career that understood their own capabilities very well.

hansonkd 2y ago

perhaps you are the exception that proves the rule :shrug: or perhaps its hard to objectively measure one's owns abilities. which is the most common thing i have seen from "full stack" interviewees.

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owenpalmer 2y ago
> perhaps you are the exception that proves the rule As someone who worked directly with OP, I can confirm they are highly exceptional. Don't be too surprised when you encounter talented people on HN. I challenge you to be more inquisitive, rather than dismissive.

nesarkvechnep 2y ago

Or, you just think you’re literally that person. No offence, I’ve met my fair share of developers who are full of themselves but are barely tolerable at best.

bb88 2y ago
The devs who don't ooze ego over all of their code and just let their code speak for itself are often the best developers.
JoeyJoJoJr 2y ago
Well they didn’t say that they are specialist level at both. It could be that they are mid/good level at both, which isn’t a particularly egotistical view to have of oneself. I got the impression that they were highlighting their skillset is more broad than deep, which is basically what you’d expect from a good full-stack developer. I’ve met a lot of programmers early in my career who were full of themselves, and a number of more experienced ones later in my career that understood their own capabilities very well.