Comments on: Skills for Front-End Developers http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/ Web Design Articles & Tutorials. To make the web impressive. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:16:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Louis Lazaris http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/#comment-18451 Louis Lazaris Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:19:54 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/?p=5150#comment-18451 Ben, you obviously disagree, and I respect that. However, even if I was to leave off PHP (and all back-end languages), then I'd have tons of people posting comments asking why I didn't list PHP. I can't please everyone. The point of this list is to motivate us to keep learning more, not to scare or intimidate people. I don't know at least half the things on this list -- or else I know them very poorly. But I do think you'd be a great front-end dev if you knew them all to some degree. Think of it as a goals list that we can keep striving for, and maybe will never quite attain. There's nothing wrong with having high expectations to keep pushing yourself to learn more, even if you always fall short of those expectations (which you always will in this field of work). Ben, you obviously disagree, and I respect that. However, even if I was to leave off PHP (and all back-end languages), then I’d have tons of people posting comments asking why I didn’t list PHP. I can’t please everyone.

The point of this list is to motivate us to keep learning more, not to scare or intimidate people. I don’t know at least half the things on this list — or else I know them very poorly. But I do think you’d be a great front-end dev if you knew them all to some degree.

Think of it as a goals list that we can keep striving for, and maybe will never quite attain. There’s nothing wrong with having high expectations to keep pushing yourself to learn more, even if you always fall short of those expectations (which you always will in this field of work).

]]> By: Ben http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/#comment-18449 Ben Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:48:52 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/?p=5150#comment-18449 The reason they list these skills is because you have people like you putting list's up online The reason they list these skills is because you have people like you putting list’s up online

]]> By: Ben http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/#comment-18448 Ben Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:45:35 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/?p=5150#comment-18448 Do you not think employers expect this because their are list's like this online? Do you not think employers expect this because their are list’s like this online?

]]> By: wheresrhys http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/#comment-18434 wheresrhys Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:18:10 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/?p=5150#comment-18434 How about unit testing. As web apps complexity grows unit testing (with e.g. jasmine.js) is a very useful skill to have How about unit testing. As web apps complexity grows unit testing (with e.g. jasmine.js) is a very useful skill to have

]]> By: Michael LeRoux http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/#comment-18396 Michael LeRoux Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:31:13 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/?p=5150#comment-18396 I get the joke, unlike most of the commenters. Many job descriptions include an even longer list of technologies and buzzwords. I get the joke, unlike most of the commenters. Many job descriptions include an even longer list of technologies and buzzwords.

]]> By: Anaradam http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/#comment-18367 Anaradam Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:52:47 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/?p=5150#comment-18367 Thanks for the post... It gives a new way... Thanks for the post… It gives a new way…

]]> By: Nate http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/#comment-18331 Nate Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:12:49 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/?p=5150#comment-18331 If you're not using PHP includes to avoid repeating your HTML, you should check them out. Great time saver. <a href="http://www.tizag.com/phpT/include.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.tizag.com/phpT/include.php</a> If you’re not using PHP includes to avoid repeating your HTML, you should check them out. Great time saver.

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/include.php

]]> By: Louis Lazaris http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/#comment-18253 Louis Lazaris Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:00:19 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/?p=5150#comment-18253 No, not really. The top of the list has the most important stuff, but after the first 5 or 6, it's somewhat random, and very roughly sorted in order of importance. But as many people have pointed out, it really depends on the job and/or the project being worked on. No, not really. The top of the list has the most important stuff, but after the first 5 or 6, it’s somewhat random, and very roughly sorted in order of importance. But as many people have pointed out, it really depends on the job and/or the project being worked on.

]]> By: Syah Bakti http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/#comment-18251 Syah Bakti Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:58:11 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/?p=5150#comment-18251 Hi, Did you sort based on the most important to only supplement? Hi, Did you sort based on the most important to only supplement?

]]> By: Louis Lazaris http://www.impressivewebs.com/skills-front-end-developers/#comment-18236 Louis Lazaris Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:11:14 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/?p=5150#comment-18236 I've had a change of heart and combined all the back-end languages into a single category, with .NET mentioned as one example. I’ve had a change of heart and combined all the back-end languages into a single category, with .NET mentioned as one example.

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