Full-stack Web Developer
A full-stack web developer is a person who can develop both client and server software.
In addition to mastering HTML and CSS, he/she also knows how to:
- Program a browser (e.g. using JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, or Vue)
- Program a server (e.g. using PHP, ASP, Python, or Node)
- Program a database (e.g. using SQL, SQLite, or MongoDB)
Client Software
(Front-end)
Server Software
(Back-end)
Popular Stacks
- LAMP stack: JavaScript - Linux - Apache - MySQL - PHP
- LEMP stack: JavaScript - Linux - Nginx - MySQL - PHP
- MEAN stack: JavaScript - MongoDB - Express - AngularJS - Node.js
- Django stack: JavaScript - Python - Django - MySQL
- Ruby on Rails: JavaScript - Ruby - SQLite - Rails
Advantages
The advantage of being a full-stack web developer is:
- You can master all the techniques involved in a development project
- You can make a prototype very rapidly
- You can provide help to all the team members
- You can reduce the cost of the project
- You can reduce the time used for team communication
- You can switch between front- and back-end development based on requirements
- You can better understand all aspects of new and upcoming technologies
Disadvantages
- The solution chosen can be wrong for the project
- The solution chosen can be dependent on developer skills
- The solution can generate a key person risk
- Being a full stack developer is increasingly complex
