A Newfound Respect for Full-Stack Development.

A Newfound Respect for Full-Stack Development.

How creating web content has become oddly complex and easy.

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Growing up, I was absolutely addicted to computers. I was fascinated by their capabilities and the endless possibilities they offered. However, the only programs available to me were simple games like solitaire, a word processor, and maybe a few floppy disk games like DOOM or Hugo's House of Horrors. In movies and television, I would see people hacking into systems, creating laser robots, and even robots that could cook pancakes and put on slacks. In those days, getting a program to run was a fun and challenging process. You would have to follow a manual and carefully input the correct code to create algorithms and classes from scratch. Functions that we now take for granted, you would have to come up with on your own in complex, nested programs. It was challenging, but it was also incredibly rewarding.

As I continued to develop my programming skills, I realized that there were two main paths I could take. The first was visual development, where I would create attractive and user-friendly interfaces for my programs. The second was the "hard stuff," which involved working with complex algorithms and data structures. Not being particularly strong in math, I initially chose to focus on visual development and moved away from the more challenging aspects of programming.

Now, here I am, doing just that. I've found myself working with complex algorithms and data structures, and I absolutely love it. When people began referring to websites as web applications, I took it as a simple change in terminology. Surely the person who can put together a complex three.js application with blok primitives and logic lifted from the internet is not the same as the person who creates the drivers and environments that allow three.js to run in the first place. But I was wrong. Full-Stack development is called that for a reason - the stack is full and constantly growing, and our job is to make it into a folder, rather than a towering stack. This will take time, skill, and a lot of effort, but it is necessary in order to integrate the constantly evolving technologies in a way that is less of a burden for everyone involved.

So, in conclusion, I thought I was entering the world of Full-Stack development as an easy way to get into more cutting-edge fields like artificial intelligence. However, I quickly realized that web development is a constantly evolving field that requires a deep understanding of complex algorithms and data structures. Our biggest challenge in the tech industry now is figuring out how to integrate all of these technologies in a way that is efficient, effective, and user-friendly. It's a daunting task, but one that is incredibly rewarding and exciting. Thank you for reading, and I look forward to continuing this conversation in the future.