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JavaScript

Posted by Byron Tollison
Byron Tollison
9,942 Points

Full stack JavaScript confusion

As a noob developer I have a few questions about full stack JavaScript. 1- does this mean I should learn to design, ux, etc.?

2-can I ever just be a backend developer with JavaScript? Or am I misunderstanding "full stack"

3 Answers

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points

FullStack JavaScript means you can develope things from end to end (Front-End to Back-End), but that does not mean you need to know ux/ui design, the front-end is not only how it looks but also functionality and interactivity.

For the Front-End you have:

  1. jQuery
  2. AngularJS
  3. React
  4. Backbone

For the Back-End you have:

  1. Express
  2. Node.js
  3. MongoDB

Just to name a few

Byron Tollison
Byron Tollison
9,942 Points
Byron Tollison
Byron Tollison
9,942 Points

awesome! just to clarify a few things you mentioned, IS there such a thing as just a "backend JavaScript programmer"? design is weird for me but mongo express angular and node don't seem to have much without being a ruby on rails programmer too... or am i also mis understanding this? lol im sorry I'm completely new to this area, I was injured about a year ago, and had to completely re invent my career lol

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points

Yeah you can focus on Back-End frameworks only, but to be honest I don't think there is a lot of work field on that, most companies seek for a FullStack JavaScript developer because of the way Front-End works with Back-End, it's easier if only 1 person does all the job rather than 2 people who does not think the same working on it.

Byron Tollison
Byron Tollison
9,942 Points
Byron Tollison
Byron Tollison
9,942 Points

that makes sense, thank you for your help! much appreciated!