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Software development topics I've changed my mind on

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873 points belter | 2 comments | 05 Feb 25 09:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.497s | source
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Tade0 ◴[05 Feb 25 11:53 UTC] No.42947244[source]▶
> Frontend development is a nightmare world of Kafkaesque awfulness I no longer enjoy

My feeling is that a lot of negativity towards the frontend stems from assuming that the entire field is like React and its community. It's really not like that.

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1. alexchamberlain ◴[05 Feb 25 12:55 UTC] No.42947835[source]▶
I think Frontend (or maybe slightly expanded App Development) is a greatly underappreciated skill. It's easy to throw a UI together, but to do it in a way that is obvious to your user's, can be maintained and can move at the speed the business needs is a tough ask.
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2. phist_mcgee ◴[05 Feb 25 20:29 UTC] No.42954646[source]▶
I agree, getting all the pieces together and having it be maintainable and enjoyable to work on is part of the craft.

I enjoy the challenge, and have found a great niche for myself doing exactly that.