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Discussion on: Frontend vs Backend: Which One Is Right For You?

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Evaldas Buinauskas • Edited

I used to work with databases and data only for like first 4 years of my career, which kinda became boring. Then I started doing services and front-end. I love the change and my previous experience helps a lot now.

It's easy to understand complicated data flow, write performant SQL code be able to read execution plans. Lots of full stack developers lack this.

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Molly Struve (she/her)

Agree! We do an SRE rotation with our devs where one of them will come work on the SRE team for 3-6 months. It gives them a peek behind the curtain and teaches them how we approach code and performance. Then they can take what they learn back to their teams and apply it and teach others.