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If someone were to call you a "full stack" developer, would that feel like a complement or an insult? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 7 months ago by xia@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know managers love that term, but I think I've come to hear it as an insult... Sorta like being called an unprofessional "jack of all trades" budget handyman that does everything mediocre...

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago

It’s kind of meaningless - there’s only really development. If I was being brutally honest I do think a bit less of people who only work inside their one little niche of software, particularly if is just something like react, Salesforce or a CMS.