Definition of Web Developer
Post from September 24, 2019, filed under Web Development (feed).
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.
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