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"Full stack developer" is just a new word for "programmer". "Programmer" could be a role for any part of the stack, you just have to solve the problem in hand and you're good.

If you're good or not, specialist or generalist, that's another discussion.

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I sort of agree. I personally got tired of answering recruiters' questions about how much time i spent in frontend vs backend.

I also realized there was an increasing trend in job postings looking for "full-stack" so I started advertising myself as such.

It would depend on who you ask but I consider that to be truly full-stack you need to be able to work on the UI/UX and design. With that distinction, full-stack isn't a new word for programmer.

Programmers have been doing UI/UX and design for decades.

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