Ask HN: Is back end dev generally easier than front end?
IMHO, back-end is a better long-term career investment, as it changes slower, less faddish, and you learn skills applicable to many situations. Its not easier, if anything actually harder, but more satisfying in my experience. I&#x27;ve noticed many early-to mid 20s devs love front-end, the new and shiny, it feels creative and &quot;cool&quot; to them. However, they can crash at age 30+ when those front-end skills aren&#x27;t cool anymore, if that&#x27;s all they have. Whereas, had they learned lots of back-end and dev-ops-y stuff, bash scripting , linux etc, those are longer value skills. I write this as basically a full-stack dev, although much stronger on backend and devops than the latest JS libraries. As someone well the wrong side of 40, this particular skills choice has served me well in terms of still being marketable despite being older.  So my advice = invest in back-end skills whatever you do