The document discusses the advantages of being a full stack developer, emphasizing the importance of understanding both frontend and backend processes to improve user experiences. It highlights that full stack development offers diverse opportunities and the ability to solve problems more effectively. The author encourages embracing full stack skills for enhanced efficiency and productivity in software development.

1. LEARNING TO LOVE
FULL STACK DEVELOPMENT
IT’S NOT JUST A PHASE

2. HELLO!

3. I’M A
FULL STACK DEVELOPER

4. “YOU LIKE BOTH NOW, BUT
YOU’LL HAVE TO PICK ONE
EVENTUALLY.”
Some instructor or mentor probably

5. “OKAY BUT WHICH ONE DO
YOU *REALLY* LIKE”
A friend

6. “IT'S JUST A PHASE, YOU'LL
GROW OUT OF IT AFTER YOU
GET SOME EXPERIENCE.”
Someone older than you

8. - @thekitze on twitter
TFW YOU’RE FULL STACK

9. FOR MY
FRONTEND PEEPS

10. UH, THE BACKEND
IS BEING SLOW I
GUESS?
-Frontend dev after a user
complains about slow load
times.

11. DON’T BE THAT PERSON
▸ While doing frontend development it is vital to understand
how the data your users are interacting with is shaped and
processed.
▸ Empowered with server side code knowledge a frontend
dev can identify bottlenecks and address them
immediately instead of waiting for another dev to become
aware of and understand the bug.

12. FOR MY
BACKEND PEEPS

13. WELL AT LEAST I
GAVE YOU AN
ERROR MESSAGE.
-Backend dev after a user
keeps getting a confusing
error message when
submitting a form.

14. DON’T BE THAT PERSON
▸ While doing backend development it’s important to
optimize processing and serving that data for the end user.
▸ Thinking of how your processed data is consumed allows
APIs, data models, and database queries to be designed
with the end user in mind. Shaping your data in a way that
is performant and easily consumable should always be
your goal.

15. WHY YOU SHOULD WANT TO BE A FULL STACK DEVELOPER
▸ It’s never boring.
▸ The opportunities are limitless.
▸ It’s empowering knowing that you are efficient and
productive in multiple languages and workflows.
Knowledge is power after all!

16. “A FULL-STACK DEVELOPER
HAS ALL THE KEYS TO THE
HOUSE, THERE IS NO DOOR
THAT YOU CANNOT OPEN.”
Eric An

17. STAY IN TOUCH!
▸ Follow me on Twitter @AfroDevGirl
▸ Connect with me on LinkedIn /in/alexismoody
▸ Check out my GitHub: AfroDevGirl