Ask HN: Is it possible to change job from front-end to back-end?

2 points by valehelle 7y ago ↗ HN

Hi everyone, I am primarily a front-end developer doing React and React Native for 4+ years. However I recently discovered Elixir(Phoenix) and fell in love with the language. Unfortunately Elixir is a back-end language and all the jobs I search requires 3+ year experience in the back-end which I do not have. Have any of you guys have experience in switching successfully? If yes how did you do it.

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throw03172019 7y ago ↗

Doesn’t hurt to apply. You can show off your side projects using the language you like. Just be hungry to learn and improve.

IloveHN84 7y ago ↗

Yes of course. Backend is a really deep concept, that goes from Database to Monitoring to deployment to API design. Pick an initial path (e.g. LAMP stack - Linux Apache MySQL PHP for instance, one of the most used on web, rich of resources and documentation) and try to design your DB Schema + API. Start without a framework just to learn the basics, then don't reinvent the wheel and stick to one of the existing Rapid Application Development Frameworks. It will go faster