This is an excellent read that unfortunately hit very close to home.
P.S. anyone who deems frontend "less technical" should spend a day managing a bunch of async states (while of course reflecting them on the UI - looking good, accessible) and avoiding race conditions, have fun!
@jaime As a backend developer at heart I find frontend intimidating and have a ton of respect for people who are good at it.
@lilyf I think being good at ANY part of the stack is impressive and takes a lot of dedication. And we all need each other to build great things!
@jaime that is an interesting read. I disagree with some of the points. HTML, like Latex, is not a programming language, neither is CSS a programming language any more than k8s charts. They don’t need to be to be hard to do right.
Good enough-ism is also affecting backed work.
That said, I see the devaluation. The times a manager said “I can do this in word so what’s the problem”. I guess because managers can see it they think they understand it, and therefore it’s easier.