Here’s What You Should Know About Full Stack Development

Technology has made information so accessible that we don’t even need to break a sweat to learn about something that’s new to us. But programming terms are still somewhat difficult to understand, especially for those who are not well versed with the world of coding. One of the most common programming terms that we often come across is Full Stack development and here’s what you should know about it:

1. Full stack development traces its origins back in 2008.

On June 3, 2008, the managing director of the Burns & McDonnell Terminals and Pipeline Group Randy Schmidt was the first to use the term full stack web developer. He was referring to Tom Preston-Werner, Jason Tremblay and Geoffrey Grosenbach and defined a full stack developer as a person who does design, programming, styling, markup and behavior. Other programmers followed suit later on and the term full stack development became widely used in the world of programming.

2.  The term web development was coined in 1999 but became popular in 2004.

Darcy DiNucci coined the term web development in 1999 and it became synonymous with full stack development because of how user interfaces were easy to make back then. Developers during the 1990s-2000s knew how to work on both frontend and backend projects because of this, but today, web development and full stack development are already different terms. 

3. Full stack development means knowledge in both front and backend development.

A full stack developer is someone who’s comfortable with both the front and backend side of web development. Full stack developers are highly in demand in the tech industry because of their valuable skills.

4. There are 19 kinds of developers.

While most people only know frontend, backend and full stack developers, there are actually 19 kinds of developers. This includes middle-tier, web, desktop, mobile, graphics, game, big data, DevOps, CRM, embedded, WordPress, security and both high-level and low-level developers.

5. There are 710 coding languages all over the globe.

One of the foundations of mastering full stack development is to understand the technical and complex requirements of different coding languages. And yes, there are 710 coding languages around the world, each one with their own concepts and applications. 

6. Full stack development is one of the most in-demand jobs over the last few years.

The tech industry is growing at an unprecedented rate and with it comes a flurry of jobs, especially those in web, software and full stack developer. In fact, full stack development ranked second on the Best Jobs for 2018 by Indeed. 

7. It is predicted that there will be 27.7 million developers around the world by 2023.

In Forbes’ Top 10 Billionaires for 2018, four of them are CEOs or founders of tech companies: #1 Jeff Bezos of Amazon, #2 Bill Gates of Microsoft, #5 Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and #10 Larry Ellison of Oracle. Their success in tech has inspired many to take on a career in the same field and today, you will find more than 23 million developers around the world and this number is expected to reach 27.7 million by 2023.

8. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, growth in web developer jobs will increase by 27% by 2024.

In 2016’s Coding Bootcamp Director of Course Report, there were over 91 recognized, fulltime bootcamps with 18,000 graduates. This means that more people are interested in building a career in coding and web development. This number is set to grow even more with web developer job rates increasing to 27%. 

9. Being a full stack developer has a lot of benefits.

Having a good knowledge of both front and backend development gives you an edge in the tech industry. Aside from employability and a higher salary, it’s also easy to upgrade your skills through trainings and bootcamps that let you learn more coding languages.

10. A full stack developer’s salary is as high as its demand.

In a report by Indeed, the average salary of a full stack developer is $111,640 per year. That’s a lot higher than a frontend developer’s yearly salary of $88,680 and a backend developer’s yearly salary of $70,676.

So, are you ready to become a full stack developer yourself?