I& #39;m most definitely a full-stack developer (at least for the style of apps I build). I think there& #39;s a strong space for developers like me.

But it has a cost, and that cost is you& #39;re getting a "jack-of-all-trades", who is an expert at none, one, or two. That can hurt. https://twitter.com/calligraphymmo/status/1331824298021928960">https://twitter.com/calligrap...

Small organisations, like startups, _love_ generalists like me. They can jump in anywhere it& #39;s needed, and tackle any part of the problem.

But they can& #39;t come up with answers as good as the specialists. And a good web-front-end developer can make a huge difference to a web app.

Nor is all front-end equal anymore than all server-side is equal. Web design chops don& #39;t necessarily help you build a good desktop app – even in Electron. Building a transactional web site is a different skill to building a web app that you spend hours in at a time.

Any organisation that grows beyond a certain point should look to getting specialist skills where it gives the most value. Often, one such area will be user experience.

The full stack developer has pushed the front-end dev into a niche - but it& #39;s a vital niche.