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That's a good article. However, it's all about desktop programmers vs web programmers. I'm a developer. Sure, I may not know all there is to know about program
by Raphmedia 13y ago
That's a good article. However, it's all about desktop programmers vs web programmers.
I'm a developer. Sure, I may not know all there is to know about programming. Fine. I don't want to. I'm there to develop a product. I'm a web developer. The products I develop are websites.
Sure, I could dust off those old javascript books and write everything by hand. Then program the backend.
Or I could install a CMS, a frontend framework and download a few jQuery plugins, put them together and end up with a nice website. All in the time it would have taken me to dust off those books.
Sure, I may not feel like a 1337 programmer when I do that. But boy, that feeling of completing a product using the tools at my disposition. That's what I crave.
You crave solving problems? Fine, I need you. I can't even live without you. Build me a new super awesome CMS that can do everything my client could dream of! Make is super easy to use too! Then, while you are at it, program a new browser too, so I can use all the newest CSS3 animations on it!
I'll even pay you the licences to use all those products!
But please, stop trying to belittle me.