OK, I get it. The line between front end and back end is very much blurred now, to the extent, that everyone can call themselves a full stack dev. The reason is that a lot of the stuff that was required to do in backend are now abstracted and handed by companies providing frameworks like supabase, nest.js and all. Also, these so-called front end frameworks have evolved to allow devs to interact with server just by using a "use server" directive on top of the file. But the real question is as someone who is looking to break into tech, what should I do. Should I specialize in front end? Should I call my self a full stack dev? (Because I mainly use Next.js)
As with a lot of things in software the answer is it depends... However, generally speaking if your new to tech and the web, learn the fundamentals of the web: request, response, what is and how to interact with DBs, how does a browser work, semantic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc. Once you get a hold of these concepts you'll have an easier time understanding what frameworks like Next.js and the likes offer you in terms of DX and learn when to use tool X and when Y. Hope this helps, and feel free to ask any other questions 🙂
OK, I get it.
The line between front end and back end is very much blurred now, to the extent, that everyone can call themselves a full stack dev.
The reason is that a lot of the stuff that was required to do in backend are now abstracted and handed by companies providing frameworks like supabase, nest.js and all.
Also, these so-called front end frameworks have evolved to allow devs to interact with server just by using a "use server" directive on top of the file.
But the real question is as someone who is looking to break into tech, what should I do.
Should I specialize in front end?
Should I call my self a full stack dev? (Because I mainly use Next.js)
As with a lot of things in software the answer is it depends...
However, generally speaking if your new to tech and the web, learn the fundamentals of the web: request, response, what is and how to interact with DBs, how does a browser work, semantic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.
Once you get a hold of these concepts you'll have an easier time understanding what frameworks like Next.js and the likes offer you in terms of DX and learn when to use tool X and when Y.
Hope this helps, and feel free to ask any other questions 🙂