This is an interesting discussion. I find I cannot/don't want to call myself a web designer, and have been using the term developer because of the fact I am more into and better at php, mysql, xml and the cms aspect than design.
Designer- appearance, structure including web standards layout. Developer- the mechanics of the site, publishing it (cms), programming up to a poficiency level (grey area), and development of xml, php, databases etc.. Programmer - works with a major programming language at a very high proficiency level and can program from scratch. I consider web standards and the cms the foundation that all three build upon. Bruce P bkdesign ----- Original Message ----- From: John Horner To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 2:55 AM Subject: [WSG] Who's A "Front End" Developer? I'm interested in the "front end" part of the Dutch group's name. We were having a discussion at work the other day about which skills you should have to have in order to call yourself a "web developer". I just finished a project which required knowledge of the following: * HTML * CSS * Javascript * XML * Perl or PHP * SQL but what's the minimum set of skills we think someone should have to call themselves a web developer? You could make a case, I'm sure, for just HTML and CSS. You develop (non-interactive) web pages with HTML and CSS. Javascript is really a programming language. Should AJAX be listed seperately? However, if that's enough to call yourself a web developer, what do we call someone with all the skills above? ========================================================================= The information contained in this email and any attachment is confidential and may contain legally privileged or copyright material. It is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are not permitted to disseminate, distribute or copy this email or any attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. The ABC does not represent or warrant that this transmission is secure or virus free. Before opening any attachment you should check for viruses. The ABC's liability is limited to resupplying any email and attachments. ========================================================================= ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
