Jens Oliver Meiert

Definition of Web Developer

Published on Sep 24, 2019, filed under . (Share this post, e.g. on Mastodon or on Bluesky.)

This is one of 180 articles that you can also read in an ebook: On Web Development II.

Web developer, n.: A person saying to develop web sites and apps only to do everything not to develop web sites and apps (→ tooling).

A non-judging, tongue-in-cheek observation of how we change (with) our craft.

About Me

Jens Oliver Meiert, on November 9, 2024.

I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m a web developer, manager, and author. I’ve been working as a technical lead and engineering manager for companies you’ve never heard of and companies you use every day, I’m an occasional contributor to web standards (like HTML, CSS, WCAG), and I write and review books for O’Reilly and Frontend Dogma.

I love trying things, not only in web development and engineering management, but also in other areas like philosophy. Here on meiert.com I share some of my experiences and views. (I value you being critical, interpreting charitably, and giving feedback.)