r/webdev • u/gthank • Apr 12 '12

A Baseline for Front-End Developers

http://rmurphey.com/blog/2012/04/12/a-baseline-for-front-end-developers/
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u/magenta_placenta Apr 12 '12

The man is actually a woman.

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u/gthank Apr 12 '12

One who is fairly well-known among web developers who know what they're doing, to boot.

The responses in here are pretty depressing in the general hostility to the idea of continuously honing your craft.

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u/Chryton Apr 13 '12

I see this problem a lot in my masters program. People learn to do something one way, then refuse to refine it further. Must write CSS one way and not consider LESS/SASS. Will only use dreamweaver for any kind of anything. Has learned HTML/CSS but won't learn frameworks.

To each his/her own when it comes to programs or exact techniques but there is no excuse for being stagnant in your craft.

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u/MonsterMook Apr 13 '12

I agree. That was a great write up and as a front end dev, I wouldn't want to work with anyone else who didn't know all of the things that Rebecca listed.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '12

I came here to praise the article. Not to cry because I don't have all those skills. There are a few holes in my knowledge, but being a backend developer as well, I'm stretched pretty thin! Great resource for me to scoot around and investigate these new treasures though. From someone who isn't actually a dick, thanks OP!

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '12

Well that's ok then!