The latest articles on DEV Community by Jahanzaib (@jahanzaib). https://dev.to/jahanzaib https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F49750%2F672c40fa-0db4-4db4-96af-1778a7118f3a.jpg https://dev.to/jahanzaib en Jahanzaib Sun, 17 Dec 2017 11:30:44 +0000 https://dev.to/jahanzaib/career-frontend-vs-backend--93m https://dev.to/jahanzaib/career-frontend-vs-backend--93m <p>I am coming from a web development background with a mix of frontend (not an advanced one, mostly writing markup+css+custom js) and backend development (lamp stack, CMS[Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla]). Now i am doing Java EE development, working with web services (SOAP, REST) and some other stuff like DevOps.</p> <p>I receive, as most developers, a lot of job offers, interviews, etc...but they differ as sometimes they see my profile and offer me a frontend position and other times they ask me to come as a backend dev (i assume by seeing my current position).</p> <p>I just don't get my head around this issue of deciding between the two sides: i have some personal inclination towards the frontend but i am finding interesting backend too and cannot choose between the two.</p> <p>What is your view on this issue? Seeing the market, the future of the current technologies and by your personal experience how would you manage to decide on this issue?</p> <p>How have you decided your career, your job? Did the job chose you or made a rational decision about it?</p> backend frontend career