On 10 Feb 2012, at 09:53, Joshua Marsh wrote: > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 01:25, Jonathan Duncan > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> LOL, I am looking for one too. If you find one, I will arm wrestle you >> for him. :) >> >> > What is the definition of a jQuery pro? Do the number of dollar signs in > your javascript help? > > jmarsh@jmarsh-linux-laptop:editor$ fgrep -r '$' js ../common/js/ | wc -l > 761 > > I have a good notion of why they are hard to find. Most of the time when I > see listings for front-end UI guys with expert skills in jQuery, the are > offering somewhere around $60K. As a Senior Engineer, I'm making twice > that. Can I do jQuery? Definitely. Would I like to do it full-time? Sure, > it's programming like anything else. Would I do it for half my salary? Nope. > > So, I work as a Senior Engineer and dabble in the in jQuery, HTML5, and CSS > when the project needs it or in my free time. >
I think this is what happened to many a good front-end developer. I started on the front-end and did not see any room to grow (this was years ago) and moved into back-end. It is unfortunate because now front-end developers now need to be dedicated to front-end development. And I agree 100% that front-end dev work should be paid just as much as back-end devs. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
