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Is it time to ditch the term “full-stack”?

3 pointsby dandraperabout 7 years ago

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gwbas1cabout 7 years ago
Yes, please!<p>When I see full stack in job descriptions, it implies that management doesn&#x27;t really know how to invest in order to develop the product that they&#x27;re trying to develop. Looking for a full stack engineer, really means that the management is looking for a superhero who can magically solve all their problems.<p>A full stack developer makes sense for a very small web application that doesn&#x27;t really do much, or as an overall architect when the plans include scaling a team to meet the diverse roles needed any more complicated application.<p>The thing is that, any application of sufficient complexity to solve a tangible need, has problems and details that are beyond the scope of what one engineer can do. Ultimately, modern economics comes from specialization, and that means that successful development requires team members to specialize in the various components of a complicated web application.<p>If an application can really be built by a full stack engineer, at this point is it truly unique enough compared to what&#x27;s already on the market? Perhaps? If the founders are able to determine that such a market exists for such a simple application, then they are probably smart enough to write the application themselves!
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