That's interesting.
I wonder how many of us are in a similar position?
In my role, I work in a multimedia group of 5. (1 illustrator, 1
graphic designer, 1 multi media developer who does some front end web
stuff, our manager and myself).
I maintain many static web pages on our public site, and develop new
stuff which is mainly static html, but also develop some php/mysql stuff
and some javascript. The web sites server is maintained by the IT
department.
I've also recently become the maintainer of our intranet server
(win2003 server which I know next to nothing about). This involves
maintaining the server itself as well as maintenance of applications on
the server and some development in php/mysql.
What do the rest of you do? How many of us *don't* have to be a
jack-of-all-trades?
Lucien.
Lucien Stals
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On Thu, Jul 5, 2007 at 10:41 AM, Kevin Futter
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 5/7/07 9:37 AM, "Lucien Stals" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
I think I missed something in the original question. The "front
end"
part. Somebody else categorised some of the technologies as "back
end"
and that got me wondering.
When I said I was a web developer, I meant back end development. So
what is front end development? DHTML? Anything not related to
visual
design but *not* talking to a back end system? (as opposed to front
end
design)
Developing for the web is such a mixed bag, I just can't see an
easy
way to categorise things into dev/design or front end / back end.
I like Bruce's suggestion for a break down, but he too acknowledges
the
"grey area" around development. And I'd say that once you touch the
db,
you are definitely back end, not front end.
In the end I guess I question the validity of defining developers
in
terms of front end and back end. Can we just stick to designers and
developers?
Lucien.
I work in a school as part of a team of 3 IT people, so I need to be
able to
do it all - from configuring the server to developing the databases
to
designing the interfaces to building the back- end to crafting the
HTML/CSS
to coding the JavaScript where necessary. So, roles like that do
indeed
exist, especially in small businesses or where this kind of work is
not core
business. Am I an expert practitioner of all these disciplines and
technologies? Of course not, but I get the job done, and know how to
find
out what I need to know. Your biggest asset in this game is your
problem- solving ability, regardless of how you define your role. For
the
record, I usually describe myself as a 'web developer', but my
school
defines my role as 'IT Support'. (I'm also responsible for my share
of IT
support and staff training too, so it doesn't even end there!)
Kevin
Swinburne University of Technology
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