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by bzalasky 4200 days ago
The UI Designer role described in this article should ideally be able to cover everything in the UI Developer role. The JavaScript Developer role should also be able to cover that role. I agree with the rest of the whittling down.

However, saying that someone who specializes in JavaScript is essentially the same as a back-end developer is inaccurate. The types of problems an experienced JavaScript developer deals with on a regular basis are fundamentally different than those that a back-end only developer deals with (not trying to imply that there isn't overlap).
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bzalasky 4200 days ago
All that said, I think there is more room for the UI Developer role in a company that does lots of client work on a frequent basis (this person might work on 5-10 new projects each month), not so much in a startup or web application shop (4 months to a year in between projects/redesigns with a small amount of template and style work required for features after the initial work is completed). No hard evidence beyond my own experience to support this reasoning, but thought it was worth adding to my above points.
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wclittle 4200 days ago
Cool. Agreed.
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wclittle 4200 days ago
Good call, this does need better clarification. Thanks. I was aiming at the idea that a JS Dev will need to think through model relationships, views, security, performance, etc... (similar to what a "back-end" dev does)...but I could have phrased that better.
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