Frontend vs Backend Software Development - Which should you learn?

Once you have mastered the basics of programming, you need to decide whether you want to be a frontend developer or a backend developer.

In this video, I cover:
What skills do you need to be a frontend vs backend developer?
Which is easier to learn of the two?
Which pays more in the long run?
Which one do I think you should pick?

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⏳ CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:21 What skills do you need?
00:29 Frontend skills
02:44 Backend skills
04:39 Which one is easier?
07:53 Which one pays more?
10:57 Which one should you pick?

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I’m Alex, a Software Developer and YouTube working in the UK. I make videos about software development to help developers with the skills they need to be senior developers.

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