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Ask HN: To you, what is a 'full-stack developer/engineer'?

1 pointsby zatkinover 10 years ago

4 comments

cauterizedover 10 years ago
A web developer who can do client side (CSS, JS, HTML), server side, and knows the essentials of relational databases and SQL. Understands HTTP and the request/response cycle. Systems/DevOps and newer protocols like websockets or WebRTC are nice to have but only a dealbreaker for specialized projects. The idea is that they should be able to jump in and help out with any part of a web app, or implement a feature top to bottom without having to hand it off to someone else at a boundary.
greenyodaover 10 years ago
Someone asked the same question a few days ago and got lots of replies:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9032870" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9032870</a>
davidwover 10 years ago
A buzzword, mostly. I suppose you could use it to mean someone who knows about web development from the back end to the front end, and all the bits and pieces in between.
jacquesmover 10 years ago
Someone who knows how to hold a soldering iron and program in javascript.