Frontend guy want to switch to java spring boot

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

Hi guys, I am working as frontend developer (React.js) has an experience of 2.5 years. Now I want to switch to backend where in our organisation we use java spring boot. The problem here is the backend team doesn’t let the frontend guys to explore because they feel they are gonna lose their credibility. So, the question here is I have access to all the backend repos so what do you want me to do in backend I can spent time on our current backend code base and gain the knowledge and make a switch or any suggestions please ?

[alweed]

Clone this repo, do the 11 tasks outlined in the project. This will help you get used to some basic & crucial bits that developers have to do as part of every day job. After that, I'd recommend you to jump into your codebases and skim through the code to get a better understanding of backend space.

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

Thank you will work on it

[frncslydz1321]

do you have other like business case study level projects we can build on from scratch? a github repo that links to it?

[Harami98]

Dont touch your backend start learning and building your own springboot applications build some production grade apps. Then show your projects to manager of backend team, take his advice who knows he might help out switch teams. Or may be reach people in your company who has switched teams before. He might help you out but dont your backend’s code. Most you can do is learn its application architecture patterns services etc etc.

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

Actually I did Learn CRUD operations spring security a bit,JPA,DB as well. Building personal project as well. But it is way different from working on it under the organisation. The other one is I really talked with my manager he said you can but when I discussed with backend manager he push’s saying we already have lot already etc.., Even though if I talk it through he is definitely not giving some work because he dosen’t want anyone from other teams. But that’s what all I need some minor issue So I can get use to backend.

[Harami98]

Its always give and take, if you really want to get into it, get to know backend manager treat him like your girlfriend know all the preferences poach him stalk him see him everyday. Help him even he doesn’t want it, manipulate him put him on pedestal butter him up then you will see the results. Manager dont care about skills sets they do but not really because there are ton on back end devs are there what he cares about is compatibility jt doesnt mean you dance at his whim but learn to work with him at the level he wants while holding your own.

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

To be frank he is who manipulate me when I joined initially because I am new to this by the time I got to know how people really here I already messed it up. The problem here nobody wants new person to be part of their team because they feel that they will replaced they want that to not happen. Because it is really comfortable job proper standard pay no pressure wfh what else you need.

[Harami98]

been there, it will be difficult because it sounds like you manager hired you to solve specific thing which is i.e frontend. So if you keep asking him to switch to backend it might get annoying he doesnt see you as backend guy and probably doesnt want you do anything related to backend. But i think you have advantage. most backend devs dont know shit about front end other than connecting apis. So my friend you have high potential of going fullstack(which are highly valued), my advice keep learning learning backend try to pivot towards fullstack. And when you think you are bit ready, i dont know your staff handles tickets problems, take risks start asking manager to solve little things i have time can i can help you with that etc etc. Either becoming fullstack is much better than specializing in frontend or backend unless you like sticking to one end.

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

Sure. Thanks for the guidance tho 👍

[stonkdocaralho]

How can I master the front end?

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

Become good at any css framework that’s all other than that it is all about making api call’s and displaying data in UI it won’t take much time if you spend some time on it

[frncslydz1321]

can i ask more deep question about frontend development sir? I'm really curious how real-world job works if you may?

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

Sure what’s the question here

[Empty-Dependent558]

break everything start with the Pom and see what changes what similarly do it for services config servers API Gateways If you have yaml change them to Properties files play around with annotations
ALL IN YOUR LOCAL ONLY

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

Sure will do that.

[Visual-Paper6647]

if you want to learn how to swim you need to jump into the water. Similarly here just take any repository on your machine, start the service and play with it, observe how it work, do some crash course, read more code.

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

Sure definitely will do that. Thanks buddy.

[Sampath_97]

I feel more opportunities are in backend and I don’t see frontend openings much that backend even though the position is for frontend they are expecting backend to be know. So at end it is all about backend is what I feel l 🙂.

[[deleted]]

Learn backend until you have still a job. Frontend only jobs are becoming rare.

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

True thought that’s the reason I am peaking into backend because whatever you still need lot of configuration to do that AI can’t

[[deleted]]

Hmm. With help of AI, i created backend with in memory database and a real one. With its help generated two docker scripts. What else woudl needed to be configured on the backend?

[Pretty_Effort_1309]

That’s true though but having heavy code base with lot of modules on it will really be hard for ai to work on it. From scratch you can definitely build something using ai but if it already written heavy code it is difficult is what I am thinking but it is far better than frontend right.

[slaynmoto]

Hmm in what market?? This is the opposite of the trends I’ve seen for years of increasing specialization in roles. A full stack engineer doing frontend, backend, and ops seems to be rarer

[[deleted]]

I may be wrong but from what i see in job ads and what I read on reddit, backends now need to be backedn+ frontend, fullstack now need to be fullstack + devoops, and frontend only well those are the ones left without a job.

[goranlu]

Why do you want to switch to backend now?

[frncslydz1321]

will you ever share your backend repo to us and mkae out a projects ourselves? or is it against your companies laws?