Hello guys
Some of you might have seen my thread on front end dev initially, so I'd skip introduction and all .
I've been talking to a friend and he said he'd advice I learn backend rather than front end dev. That backend is important in both web and mobile dev. Pls, guys, I still need your help, which do you think is better to learn in terms of value and job opportunity. And pls, what materials do I need to start the training. Thanks guys, you all really helped in the last thread.

jansonn:
Hello guys
Some of you might have seen my thread on front end dev initially, so I'd skip introduction and all .
I've been talking to a friend and he said he'd advice I learn backend rather than front end dev. That backend is important in both web and mobile dev. Pls, guys, I still need your help, which do you think is better to learn in terms of value and job opportunity. And pls, what materials do I need to start the training. Thanks guys, you all really helped in the last thread.

Backend is a more technical and challenging path to thread. Unlike the frontend that requires some design flair, backend is more of logic, algorithms and data structures etc.
I’m not saying it’s always the case but backend developers are generally more rewarded and valuable in development teams.
That being said, backend developers also have knowledge of the frontend too. There’s hardly any backend guys that jumped right into backend without first understanding how the frontend and the web works in general.
So even if you want to do backend, start from the frontend first. Learn HTML, css, JavaScript.
Learn about the web and understand how browsers work, HTTP etc...
Do a couple of weeks or months on the frontend b4 delving into backend.

Rgade:

Backend is a more technical and challenging path to thread. Unlike the frontend that requires some design flair, backend is more of logic, algorithms and data structures etc.
I’m not saying it’s always the case but backend developers are generally more rewarded and valuable in development teams.
That being said, backend developers also have knowledge of the frontend too. There’s hardly any backend guys that jumped right into backend without first understanding how the frontend and the web works in general.
So even if you want to do backend, start from the frontend first. Learn HTML, css, JavaScript.
Learn about the web and understand how browsers work, HTTP etc...
Do a couple of weeks or months on the frontend b4 delving into backend.

Bolded is not necessarily true. Some of us dived into coding what is now called backend when what is called frontend/UI/UX today was a "useless" course called HCI

airsaylongcome:


Bolded is not necessarily true. Some of us dived into coding what is now called backend when what is called frontend/UI/UX today was a "useless" course called HCI

I don’t the op is from your time

Rgade:

Backend is a more technical and challenging path to thread. Unlike the frontend that requires some design flair, backend is more of logic, algorithms and data structures etc.
I’m not saying it’s always the case but backend developers are generally more rewarded and valuable in development teams.
That being said, backend developers also have knowledge of the frontend too. There’s hardly any backend guys that jumped right into backend without first understanding how the frontend and the web works in general.
So even if you want to do backend, start from the frontend first. Learn HTML, css, JavaScript.
Learn about the web and understand how browsers work, HTTP etc...
Do a couple of weeks or months on the frontend b4 delving into backend.

Very detailed. Thanks man

airsaylongcome:


Bolded is not necessarily true. Some of us dived into coding what is now called backend when what is called frontend/UI/UX today was a "useless" course called HCI

You helped last time, you still here again. I appreciate. God bless

jansonn:

You helped last time, you still here again. I appreciate. God bless

Lol! Na my work free days dey give me time o. When work increase again I no go even near here with torch

airsaylongcome:


Lol! Na my work free days dey give me time o. When work increase again I no go even near here with torch

Omo, na so oo. No rest until we make this money oo

jansonn:
Hello guys
Some of you might have seen my thread on front end dev initially, so I'd skip introduction and all .
I've been talking to a friend and he said he'd advice I learn backend rather than front end dev. That backend is important in both web and mobile dev. Pls, guys, I still need your help, which do you think is better to learn in terms of value and job opportunity. And pls, what materials do I need to start the training. Thanks guys, you all really helped in the last thread.

which of them have you tried?

do the basic of both and know where you ground is.
frontend is more of aesthetics, if you're good at transforming nice design and animations you see into codes understandable by computer then you're a natural frontend person.

if you're a person of logic and understand how to use code to easily find answers to problem i.e able to think like a computer and solve problem in the way a computer could solve it. you're a backend coder.

opportunities abound in both so much that in your lifetime you may never exist from both end.

refraim your mindset and go grab a little experience from both end.

you cannot know how an apple taste until you eat it.

stanliwise:

which of them have you tried?

do the basic of both and know where you ground is.
frontend is more of aesthetics, if you're good at transforming nice design and animations you see into codes understandable by computer then you're a natural frontend person.

if you're a person of logic and understand how to use code to easily find answers to problem i.e able to think like a computer and solve problem in the way a computer could solve it. you're a backend coder.

opportunities abound in both so much that in your lifetime you may never exist from both end.

refraim your mindset and go grab a little experience from both end.

you cannot know how an apple taste until you eat it.

Another side!! Thanks alot sir

Your friend gave you one of the best pieces of advice. By all means, backend or server-side development is considered more significant compared to front-end development. Even it is vital to know that client-side development is only considered 20% of programming activity and it is backend operations that are responsible for 80% of processes.

However, it is not essential to put all of your energies on backend development because cloud computing models like BaaS, IaaS and PaaS are assisting developers a lot in this regard. You can also read this thorough article https://blog.back4app.com/how-to-build-a-backend-for-a-mobile-app/ and can understand everything about how to build the backend of mobile applications or even the web ones and how these models can aid you hereof. Mainly, all elements like app logic, database management, API, SDKs, security, debugging and testing are part of server-side development.

This image can also make you familiar with backend and frontend development.