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nishnash
nishnash
6,267 Points
Posted by nishnash
nishnash
6,267 Points

Javascript Full stack Dev 'VS' Front End Development

Hi Team, Would love some advice/feedback/direction

Completely new to the forum and to the world of Web Development (Minimal HMTL/CSS Experience). I Just left a Job that I hated (Helpdesk/Cisco Networks) and decided that I want to move forward in Web Dev (I remember loving it when I was learning it several years ago).

So as a newbie to this world, would you guys recommend ‘Front End Web Development ‘ or ‘Full Stack Javascript’ – I need to become employable in the next 4-5 months. I’m leaning towards ‘Full Stack Javascript’ as I feel like it will be a strong language in the future.

My only hesitation is when I scroll through the ‘job boards here in Canada’, I only find entry level ‘Front End Jobs’; cannot seem to find any entry level Javascript jobs.

Any advice/direction and feedback would greatly greatly be appreciated. 

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

If you are trying to get a job, I recommend Full Stack JavaScript since it focuses mainly on JavaScript which is really important (it isn't required to be really good at HTML/CSS to get a job, but you still need to know enough). :)

Good luck! ~alex