I think hn user nostrademons has had some of the most interesting comments on front-end development and has posted about some useful skills to have. But judging

I think hn user nostrademons has had some of the most interesting comments on front-end development and has posted about some useful skills to have. But judging by his comments the most important skills appear to be curiosity, hard work, and motivation to make something. True, there is an incredible amount of trivia in developing for the browser, but since the reason for the trivia is that your program may be run on any of a billion or more devices, it seems worth the effort. Those skills are important because the front end field is still in flux and while lists are a great starting point it seems unlikely that there is a good exhaustive list. (I'd love to see one if there was.)