These Rockstars Never Applied For The Job…

Stop looking for the “one-size-fits-all” developer.

Everyone seems to be looking for a front end developer nowadays. Enterprises, start-ups, web agencies, product companies, seemingly everyone is in search of client side developers.

What defines an experienced front end developer in 2016 anyway?

Does she/he have deep knowledge in JavaScript?

Is it understanding jQuery and Wordpress?

Or is it an understanding of CSS/HTML, media queries etc.?

Or is it UI/UX?

3 years of React expertise?

4 years of AngularJS experience?

Universal JavaScript and Node.js knowledge?

Understanding design patterns and software architecture?

Understanding of mobile platforms?

Photoshop and design skills?

There is a wide range of aspects we can identify here, all being thrown together to encompass the front end developer that everyone is looking for. The so called Rockstar, that has an understanding of UI/UX, user research, colors and shapes. The one-stop-shop that will build your client side architecture, enabling your app to scale to infinit heights, the ninja (yes, a number of companies are still looking for ninjas. still.) that will rewrite your backend with Node.js/express while designing a mockup for the login page.