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Posted by Craig Thornley
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Craig Thornley
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 6,107 Points

Techdegrees - frond vs back end

hi - i am currently doing the front end techdegree - ans i8m thinking to do the full stack once i finish - would you say this is the correct progression or would i be learning alot of the same things? i aim to be freelance from home so i think i will need more experience and skill than just the frontend?

3 Answers

Brandon White
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Brandon White
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Brandon White
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Brandon White
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 34,662 Points

Hi Craig,

You'll cover some of the same things, but you won't have to retake any courses you've already completed. For example, you've already completed or will complete "Intro to Javascript". You will not have to take that course again (you've already received credit for it).

The projects will be different (even for the ones that seem similar/the same, the objectives will be different) especially when you get to the last five as that is when you get into the Node.js environment and coding for the back end.

Craig Thornley
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Craig Thornley
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 6,107 Points

thanks Brandon! yeah its just i live in the Greek islands (not many tech companies where i live) - so il be going freelance from home - so im thinking i will need to know front and backend to be able to carry out full projects for clients - its all very new at the moment im only on project 2 (not really sure if you can freelance solely front end)- just trying to gather info at the moment, for the next step. thanks again

Craig Thornley
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Craig Thornley
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Craig Thornley
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Craig Thornley
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 6,107 Points

thanks for the answer! - so you think its a good route to take?

Brandon White
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Brandon White
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It was a good route for me. I loved my experience going through the JavaScript Tech Degree program. I learned a lot, ended up with some cool projects, built confidence in myself, and grew my love and passion for coding.

I think the information necessary to get up to speed with coding on the back end is delivered in easily digestible chunks through the program.

So if you want to learn how to code for the server side of things, it's a great option (in my opinion). If you're maybe not that interested in the server side, but you think you won't be able to find any work unless you know how to code in the Node.js environment I would say don't sell yourself short. Designing great web pages on the front end is a legitimate skill, and if you master it you'll be able to find work.