Front-of-the-front-end and back-of-the-front-end web development

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Summary

• The Great Divide is real, and I’m pleased that the terms “front-of-the-front-end” and “back-of-the-front-end” have gained traction ever since I quipped about them on the Shop Talk Show.
• A few of my clients have actually moved away from a culture of “we only hire full-stack developers” and have instead adopted the labels “front-of-the-front-end” and “back-of-the-front-end” to help them better organize their teams and refine their hiring practices.
• Working with back-of-the-front-end developers to ensure the front-end code is compatible with back-end code, services, APIs, and other technology architecture.
• Working with the product team to ensure all product states are accurately represented in the living, breathing application Working with other backend developers and IT to ensure the right technical infrastructure is in place and that the application is able to properly integrate/communicate with non-JavaScript backend code.