{"id":24707,"date":"2015-09-08T08:27:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T06:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=24707"},"modified":"2015-09-08T08:27:56","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T06:27:56","slug":"on-full-stack-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2015\/09\/08\/on-full-stack-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"On full stack developers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I came across an excellent blog post on full stack developers – “The full stack developer is a myth<\/a>“. \u00a0I do much agree on what is being said there. \u00a0Firstly, the stack itself.<\/p>\n

\"Non-exhaustive<\/a>
Non-exhaustive list of a technical stack layers and components<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Secondly, on the problem:<\/p>\n

A full stack developer is a myth not because none exist, but because the term is meaningless. It\u2019s no different from a coding ninja or rockstar, but at least everyone knows those terms don\u2019t actually mean anything.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even limiting the term to a more specific context like web stack or mobile stack, you’d still get quite a bit of technology for a single person. \u00a0And yes, it’s changing a lot and fast too!<\/p>\n

Every year there are new components added to each layer and every couple of years there\u2019s a new layer added to it. Is it really reasonable to put out job applications asking for a full stack developer? It\u2019s not only unreasonable, it\u2019s stupid. Particularly when you start looking for one person who\u2019s an expert in security, web development, UX, and servers; and this isn\u2019t at all an uncommon expectation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More so, there is a geographical component to this as well. \u00a0If you are in a small country like Cyprus, with very few technical establishments, even further down simplifying the stack won’t help you much. \u00a0Finding a web developer with good knowledge of HTTP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL is already a challenge. \u00a0 And that’s like three or four layers…<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

I came across an excellent blog post on full stack developers – “The full stack developer is a myth“. \u00a0I do much agree on what is being said there. \u00a0Firstly, the stack itself. Secondly, on the problem: A full stack developer is a myth not because none exist, but because the term is meaningless. It\u2019s … Continue reading On full stack developers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On full stack developers #WebWork #HR #WebDev","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,62,1334],"tags":[1793,1330],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-24707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-technology","category-web-work","tag-human-resource","tag-web-development"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28555,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2018\/05\/07\/stack-overflow-for-teams-is-now-available\/","url_meta":{"origin":24707,"position":0},"title":"Stack Overflow for Teams is Now Available","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"May 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"StackOverflow, the greatest online resource for developers, has announced the availability of the StackOverflow for Teams.\u00a0 This is a spin off service which allows developer teams to run private instances of StackOverflow for knowledge and information sharing needed for non-public projects. 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