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Opinion about full-stack web app teams? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by tinker_james@programming.dev to c/experienced_devs@programming.dev

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What is your opinion about full-stack teams? I'm referring to teams where the desire is for every member to competently contribute at every point in the stack.

Do they work?
What has been your experience?
Does team size and/or experience level inform your opinion?
Do you notice an increase/decrease in quality?
Do you notice an increase/decrease in team and product cohesion?

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[–] footfaults@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

What is a "full stack"

My problem is that there are a lot of layers beyond just the "front end, web/REST, database" layers that most people refer to, that are involved with delivering an application.

Like, do you know Angular and also BGP?

Probably not. So, it's impossible to truly be "full stack" so you're going need to actually define what everyone is supposed to be responsible for knowing, and also recognize that there are going to be folks that are strong in some areas and other areas less so. Plan accordingly