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Johnson

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MERN Stack or Front-end.

Hi! I'm a beginner and a junior Full-Stack*_**_* Dev. I'm kinda facing a problem, the problem is since I finished my training last week, I haven't able to think of where to start my career yet. My mind is telling me to choose MERN Stack but somehow it's telling me to choose front-end. I'll love MERN Stack though. Pls show me through! Thanks.

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Peter Harrison

Okay, first thing to do is orientate to your capabilities to deliver software. I'm personally into Mongo as well, prefer Vue for the front end library over React, and Python for back end code over Node. Does this matter? Not at all! I've spent most of my career on Java and JSP. The only thing that really matters is whether you can write working code which delivers value to those using it. Also, reality is that most companies have an existing stack, so you gonna have to adapt. If I were you I would focus on a minimum common denominator position - aka one where you have a single skill set to do the job. I know companies advertise for 'Full Stack' - because they can't afford separate roles.