Amber Weinberg21h ago

Where Have All the Real #FrontEnd #Developers Gone?

As I’ve been transitioning back to #freelancing after working for a single agency for seven years, I’ve noticed a drastic change in our industry. While I’ve always been somewhat aware of all the Javascript frameworks trying to take over, I didn’t realize how bad it’s gotten. The term “front-end development” used to mean #HTML, #CSS, and maybe some animation-based #JS, but after reading hundreds (thousands?) of job...

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Where Have All the Real Front-End Developers Gone? - Amber Weinberg - Freelance Front-End WordPress Development

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Show threadVale
@amber I feel this very much. I’ve been window shopping potential new roles as I consider transitioning away from freelancing, and it really does seem that ‘front-end developer’, and especially ‘front-of-the-front-end’, is a lost title.
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Show threadMarc Amos20h ago
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Show threadAmber Weinberg19h ago
@vale All of my freelance developer colleagues have moved into a full-time role or switched industries all together because of lack of work in just the past few months. It's really disheartening.