Ask HN: Ready to leave front end behind. But where next?

Re:Ask HN: Ready to leave front end behind. But where next? by johnwhitely2016 on Thursday December 10, 2020 @07:14PM (#25380647)

I only had 2000 chars in the original post so I had to make cuts. I suspect I've cut some important context! The most enjoyable stuff I've done in the past few years has been with Vue and React. I've done a little of both at work and on side projects, but these projects at work are really uncommon — like once in a year sort of things.

If I'm being honest, I'm not even begrudging these experiences — I have actually, legitimately enjoyed them.

My main motivation in getting away from frontend is really getting away from client-driven front-of-frontend stuff. Constant, pointless, niggly changes. That kind of stuff.

Working with an interactive component with Vue/React, and/or working with api data definitely has been actual fun.

Appreciate your reply!

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Re:Ask HN: Ready to leave front end behind. But where next? by mmvs on Saturday December 12, 2020 @10:03AM (#25398609)

> Working with an interactive component with Vue/React, and/or working with api data definitely has been actual fun.

That kind of says it, doesn't it? Try to get better knowledge with Vue/React and land a job at a product company with a cool application that you like. The problems there are much more interesting than "nudging things 1px this way and 2px that way". I can tell that because I'm a frontend engineer myself.

Best of luck!

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