I am a seasoned web application developer. My title has mainly been “frontend developer” professionally, although I am definitely fullstack-capable. I am mid-level to senior-level.
Sadly, I was affected by mass layoffs at my last company. Ever since, job searching has been a nightmare.
My tech stack is TypeScript; JavaScript; Vue (or Angular); Nuxt; NodeJS; JavaScript backend frameworks like Nest, Hono, and Express; SQL; RDBMS’s like Postgres and mySQL; cloud platforms like Azure, GCP, Heroku, Digital Ocean, amd Vultr; and Unix-like OS’s like Linux and Mac.
I seem to find roles for everything but this. I see more C#/.NET more than anything.
Is my tech stack not as relevant right now? Is it just a tech recession right now? Has AI already destroyed the job market? What is it?
Judging by the number of spam emails I receive every day, there seem to be far too many people looking for work designing websites or claiming to provide SEO services.
A carpenter has a hammer, a saw etc. But the presence of the tools does not tell me how good he/she is to use the tools.
Too much focus on the tools, may be wrong focus IMO. The customer must be the highest priority. And then you need other knowledge. Like what the customers target group needs to know in order to close the deal.
My experience is that AI can help you solve some small problems, but not grasp more complex things - yet. The current level of AI is not a threat to developers. Rather a source of help.
Coming from an advertising agency, I know that the difference between a good or less good AD, Copy or even Final Art (former front end developers) may be the focus on and the knowledge of the customer. Or even the customers customer…