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Michal Broniewicz
6,681 PointsShould i keep goin with front end?
Hey there. I dont know what should i do after i finish my first track. I was studying PHP before i joined treehouse. Now I learned some front end skills but I still think i would rather work on back end development (which doesent mean i wouldnt be happy being front end developer someday). After the track im thinking about starting next front end course or php one. If I would keep goin with front end maybe it would be easier to finish my portfolio, show my works rather than starting php and spending so much time there right now. I (hopefully) will start going to university next year where i will learn a lot about back end development. Maybe its good idea to keep on front end for now, finish some projects and be active learner. Then when it will be closer to the university time - if I still keep my mind on that then start PHP. Could you help me out? Tell something based on your experience or so? Maybe front end skills (css, javascript) will be important later so it would be good to learn those first? I would be thankful
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Brad L'estrange
2,085 PointsWell I am a front-end developer. But im also a designer. I felt like front end isnt enough. I think front-end is needed at least html some css. But I would do php front-end development is very helpful when coding php. So I say keep both up. :)
Ryan Smee
3,392 PointsHi, I am a front end web developer by trade in a small software house. We work primarily using a custom version of a PHP Yii framework.
Something that I have found is that the people that do better in the backend area are the people with a good solid understanding of front-end. Not jsut the principles but actually keeping up with trends and latest techniques. It can save a lot of too and throwing and tension between the 2 trades. I also think everyday that line between front and back end gets a little more blurred.
You obviously don't want to be 'Jack of all trades and master of none' but I would encourage you to keep on going with the front end stuff along side the back end stuff. Even if it is just keeping up with latest front end frameworks and trends. :)