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Discussion on: Is front-end development having an identity crisis?

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Jaime Rios

I'm in that dilemma. For most of my career I've been working on the Front End, but during this journey towards making things better and automating things that I don't like to do, I ended up with a solid understanding of NodeJS and data bases.

I still call myself a FED, but when looking for a job, it is hard to describe the kind of value I can bring to the table.

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Vernon Joyce

"I still call myself a FED, but when looking for a job, it is hard to describe the kind of value I can bring to the table."

This really resonates with me. Matching your skills with a job spec is hard because really there aren't a lot of roles that exist for people with comb-shaped skills.