Hiring front-end developers

Post by pc86 » Tue, Apr 16, 2013, 3:56 PM UTC

DigitalSea wrote: post #7

Too true. These days front-end developers are expected to know frameworks and a plethora of lanauges which to me signals a company is trying to get not only a front-end developer but also is trying to get someone proficient in Rails or whatever language without paying more. "Oh, knowing Rails is a plus for this position" translates to, "We are going to pay you a $60k a year salary for a front-end position and get you…

Post by paddy_m » Tue, Apr 16, 2013, 11:15 PM UTC

randomdata wrote: post #10

DigitalSea wrote: post #7

Too true. These days front-end developers are expected to know frameworks and a plethora of lanauges which to me signals a company is trying to get not only a front-end developer but also is trying to get someone proficient in Rails or whatever language without paying more. "Oh, knowing Rails is a plus for this position" translates to, "We are going to pay you a $60k a year salary for a front-end position and get you…

> I've always had an issue with companies hiring so-called, designer/developers when we all know a true designer or developer doesn't fragment their time learning two crafts. I find it unfortunate that companies don't hire designer/developers more often. I've worked professionally in design and development roles, but it seems most companies want to keep them distinct, so I get typecast into one or the other. I want t…